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PSALMS   AND   HYMNS, 


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SOCIAL  A1SD  PRIVATE  WORSHIP. 

G'od  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth :  Sing  ye  praises  with  understanding — Ps.  xlvii.  7 

SECOND  EDITION. 

STEREOTYPED    BY   E-    WHITE,    ZSESV-YOllir. 

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JS-EW-YORK: 

PUBLISHED  BY  DAVID  FELT, 
24S  PEARL-STREET. 

1827, 


Southern  District  of  New- York,  ss. 

BE  IT  REMEMBERED,  that  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  October,  fn 
the  forty-fifth  year  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  of  America, 
W.  H.  Clayton,  of  the  said  district,  hath  deposited  in  this  office  the  title  of  a 
hook,  the  right  whereof  he  claims  as  proprietor,  in  the  words  and  figures  fol- 
lowing, to  wtt: 

"A  Collection  of  Psalms  apd  Hymns,  for  Social  and  Private  Worship. 
•  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth  •,  S>ng  ye  praises  with  understanding.' — 
Ps.  xlvii.  7." 

In  conformity  to  the  act  of  the  Congress  of  the  United  States,  entitled,  "An 
"  act  for  the  encouragement  of  learning,  by  securing  the  copies  of  maps,  charts, 
••  and  books,  to  the  authors  and  proprietors  of  such  copies,  during  the  times 
••  therein  mentioned,"  and  alsp,  to  an  act,  entitled,  "An  act  supplementary  to 
"  an  act,  entitled,  an  act  for  the  encouragement  of  learning,  by  securing  the 
«•  copies  of  maps,  charts,  and  books,  to  the  authors  and  proprietors  of  such 
"  copies,  during  the  times  therein  mentioned,  and  extending  the  benefits  thereof 
«'  to  the  arts  of  designing,  engraving,  and  etching  historical  and  other  prints." 
GILBERT  LIVINGSTON  THOMPSON, 

Clerk  of  the  Southern  District  of  New-Yorjr. 


PREFACE. 


The  following  collection  of  Sacred  Poetry  will  be  found  to  aim 
at  no  sectarian  distinctions.  It  has  rather  been  the  wish  of  the 
Compiler  to  exclude  all  reference  to  those  opinions  which  are  still 
controverted  among  christians,  and  to  advance  only  those  great 
and  important  practical  doctrines  in  which  all  are  professedly 
agreed.  He  has  endeavoured  to  avoid  every  expression  which 
could  give  offence  to  the  serious  christian  of  auy  denomination ; 
and  thus,  as  far  as  possible,  to  enable  all  to  unite,  cordially  and 
sincerely,  ia  this  interesting  part  of  social  worship,  the  celebra- 
tion of  the  praises  of  the  Most  High. 

It  has  also  been  a  principal  object  in  this  selection  to  combine 
taste  with  devotion.  It  is  not  meant  that  there  is  any  natural  re- 
pugnance between  them ;  but  perhaps  there  are  few  persons  of 
cultivated  minds,  who  have  not  had  cause  to  lament  their  too  fre  ■ 
quent  disunion.  In  comprising,  however,  a  proper  diversity  of 
subjects,  adapted  to  the  many  occasions  of  social  and  private 
worship,  or  in  any  degree  commensurate  with  the  various  wants, 
conditions  and  occurrences  of  human  life,  it  has  been  difficult  to 
avoid  some  sacrifices  of  good  taste.  On  the  other  hand,  a  few 
hymns  will  be  found  here  which  are  merely  didactic,  on  subjects 
that  do  not  admit  of  the  pathos  of  devotional  feeling.  But  these, 
it  is  hoped,  will  not  be  thought  to  be  misplaced,  if  it  is  considered 
that  the  use  of  a  work  of  this  kind  is  not  confined  to  the  solemn 
services  of  the  sanctuary.  Its  influence  in  the  retired  walks  of 
devotion,  as  a  manual  of  christian  edification  and  instruction  among 
all  ages,  was  deemed  too  important  to  be  wholly  disregarded. 

The  works  which  have  in  any  measure  contributed  to  this  Col- 
lection, have  been  consulted,  as  far  as  practicable,  in  the  origi- 
nals, and  many  passages  have  been  restored  from  the  reading? 


PREFACE. 

ya  common  use.  In  deviating  from  the  first  copies,  the  Compiler 
has  had  principally  in  view  the  important  objects  which  have 
been  stated.  In  other  alterations,  it  has  been  his  design  to  adapt 
the  sentiments  to  the  different  classes  of  character  which  make 
up  every  assembly  of  worshippers,  and  some  of  whom  cannot, 
with  propriety,  be  supposed  to  use  expressions  which  are  fitted 
only  to  those  who  have  made  the  highest  attainments.  It  would 
have  been  useless,  if  not  impossible,  to  have  noted  all  the  changes 
which  have  been  made  or  adopted.  He  has,  therefore,  marked 
as  altered,  only  those  hymns  in  which  any  change  has  been  made 
by  himself.  Hymns  which  have  never  appeared  before  in  any 
collection  published  in  this  country,  are  distinguished  by  an  obe- 
lisk, [t]  Those  with  an  asterisk  [*]  affixed  to  them,  are  originals, 
for  which  the  Compiler  is  principally  indebted  to  his  friends. 

The  arrangement  in  this  Collection,  it  is  hoped,  will  be  found 
to  possess  some  advantages,  in  admitting  of  an  easy  reference, 
when  the  first  line  is  remembered,  without  the  intervention  of  a 
table,  while  the  subjects  are  kept  sufficiently  distinct  for  the  gene- 
ral  reader.  The  copious  Index  at  the  end  will,  probably,  be  a 
better  guide  to  the  different  subjects,  than  any  classification  which 
could  have  been  made. 

The  Compiler  has  met  with  too  many  difficulties  in  satisfying 
himself  in  this  undertaking,  to  permit  the  expectation  that  he 
can  have  succeeded  in  satisfying  others : 

i  But  all  is  in  His  hands  whose  praise  he  seeks.' 

To  His  blessing  he  commends  the  work,  with  an  humble  hope  it 
may  prove  no  unacceptable  offering  to  the  best  interests  of  that 
religious  society  with  which  he  is  connected,  and  to  that  cause  of 
pure  Christianity  which  it  would  be  his  highest  ambition  to  serve. 

New-York,  Oct.  3,  1820. 


PSALMS  AND  HYMNS, 

ALPHABETICALLY    ARRANGED, 

IN  THREE  PARTS : 


I. 

Of  general  Prayer  and  Praise,  and  fer  the 
Introduction  and  Close  of  Public  Worship. 

II. 

For  particular  Subjects  of  Discourses* 

III. 

For  particular  Occasions,  and  for  Private  and 
Domestic  Devotion. 


METRES, 


5.  M.  Short  Metre. 
C.  M.  Common  Metre. 
L.  M.  Long  Metre. 

L  P.  M.  Long  Particular  Metre. 

7  s.  M.  Sevens  Metre. 

8,  8,  6  M.  Eight  and  Six  Metre. 

6  1.  L.  M.  Six  line  Long  Metre. 

6,  6,  8  M.  Six  and  Eight  Metre. 

8  &  7  M.  Eight  and  Seven  syllable  Metre. 
10  s.  M.  Ten  syllable  Metre. 

10  &  11  s.  M.     Ten  and  Eleven  syllable  Metre. 

H.  M.  Hallelujah  Metre. 

P.  M.  Proper  Metre. 


INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


Absurd  and  vain  attempt  to  bind  Scott.  121 

Affliction  is  a  stormy  deep  Cotton.  401 

Affliction's  faded  form  draws  nigh  \Drummond.  122 
Again  the  Lord  of  life  and  light  Mrs.  Barbauld.  1 
A  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page  Cowper.   123 

Ah!  wretched  souls  who  still  remain     Mrs.  Steele.   124 
All  nature  dies,  and  lives  again        Edinburgh  Coll. 
All  nature  feels  attractive  power  Drennan. 

All  powerful,  self-existent  God  Walker's  Coll. 

All  seeing  God !  'tis  thine  to  know  Scott. 

Almighty  Father  I  gracious  Lord 
Almighty  God  !  thy  powerful  word 
Almighty  Maker,  God 
Almighty  Maker,  Lord  of  all 
Almighty !  listen  while  we  raise 
Amidst  a  world  of  hopes  and  fears 
And  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love 


Mrs.  Steele. 

\Exeter  Coll. 

Watts. 

Select  Coll. 

Rev.  H.  Moore. 
Mrs.  Steele. 


131 
129 
130 
132 


And  now  my  soul  another  year  Liverpool  Old  Coll.  403 


And  will  the  great  eternal  God 

Angel,  roll  the  rock  away 

Another  fleeting  day  is  gone 

Another  six  days  work  is  done 

Arise,  my  soul !  extend  thy  wings 

As  body  when  the  soul  has  fled 

As  the  good  shepherd  gently  leads 

As  the  sweet  flower  which  scents 

At  the  portals  of  thy  house 

Author  of  good  !  we  rest  on  thee 

A  voice  from  the  desert  comes  awful 

Awake,  my  soul !  and  with  the  sun 

Awake:  my  soul !  lift  up  thine  eyes   Mrs.  Ba'rbauld.  138 

Awake,  my  soul !  rouse  every  power  Browc.  139 


Doddridge.  404 

Scott.   133 

\Collyer'sColl.  405 

Stcnnet.       4 

Doddridge.   134 

jDrummond.   135 

^Pope's  Coll.       5 

WelfastColl.  406 

t/.  Taylor.       6 

Merrick.   136 

}Drumi?iond.   137 

Bp.  Ken.   407 


Vlll  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

Awake  my  soul !  stretch  every  nerve     Doddridge.  140 
Awake  my  soul  to  hymns  of  praise  Merrick.  141 

Awake,  ye  saints  !  and  raise  your  eyes   Doddridge.   142 

B 

Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne                        Watts.  7 

Begin,  my  soul !  the  exalted  lay                    Ogilvie.  8 

Behold  the  amazing  sight                          Doddridge.  1 43 

Behold  the  grace  appears                                   Watts.  408 

Behold  the  gloomy  vale                            Doddridge.  409 

Behold !  the  heavens  declare                         *  9 

Behold  !  the  morning  sun                                  Watts.  10 

Behold  the  Prince  of  peace                       Needham.  144 

Behold,  where  breathing  love  divine  Mrs.  Barbauld.  146 

Behold,  where  in  a  mortal  form                    Enfield.  147 

Beset  with  snares  on  every  hand             Doddridge.  145 

Be  thou  exalted,  O  our  God                              Watts.  11 

Blessed  are  the  meek,  he  said             t  Exeter  Coll.  148 

Blessed  be  the  everlasting  God                        Watts.  149 

Blessed  hour,  when  virtuous           Liverpool  Coll.  150 

Blessed  Instructer !  from  thy  ways             Merrick.  1 2 

Blessed  is  the  man  who  fears  the  Lord  \Exeter  Coll.  151 

Bless,  O  my  soul !  the  living  God                    Watts.  13 

Blow  ye  the  trumpet,  blow                 RipporCs  Coll.  152 


Can  creatures  to  perfection  find                       Watts.  153 

Celestial  worlds !  your  Maker's  name  Williams'  Coll.  14 

Come,  let  us  search  our  ways  and  try              Watts.  154 

Come,  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice         Mrs.  Barbauld.  156 

Come,  sound  his  praise  abroad                          Watts.  15 

Come  unto  me,  all  ye  who  mourn         Scotch  Para.  155 

Come,  ye  who  love  the  Lord                            Watts.  16 

Consider  all  my  sorrows,  Lord                         Watts.  410 

D 

Deem  not  that  they  are  blessed  alone            *  1 57 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 


Eat,  drink,  in  memory  of  your  friend 
Eternal  and  immortal  King 
Eternal  bliss,  and  lasting  wo 
Eternal  God  !  Almighty  cause 
how  frail  is  man 
our  humbled  souls 
thy  works  of  might 


Eternal  God  ! 

Eternal  God  ! 

Eternal  God  ! 

Eternal  Sire ! 

Eternal  Source  of  every  joy 

Eternal  Source  of  life  and  light 

Eternal  Source  of  life  and  thought 


enthroned  on  high 


Dublin  Coll. 

Doddridge. 

jExeter  Coll. 

Browne. 

Watts. 

Doddridge.  413 

\Jervis.   160 

Williams'  Coll  414 

Doddridge.  415 

Cappe's  Select.      18 

Doddridge.     19 


Faith  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss  Salisbury  Coll. 

Far  from  mortal  cares  retreating 

Far  from  these  scenes  of  night 

Far  from  the  world,  O  Lord  !  I  flee 

Far  from  thy  servants,  God  of  grace 

Father  adored  in  worlds  above 

Father  divine  !  before  thy  view 

Father  divine  !  thy  piercing  eye 

Father  in  heaven  !  thy  sacred 

Father  of  all!  Eternal  God 

Father  of  all !  whose  cares  extend 

Father  of  all,  whose  sovereign  will 

Father  of  Jesus  !  God  of  love 

Father  of  light !  conduct  my  feet 

Father  of  light !  we  sing  thy  name 

Father  of  men  !  thy  care  we  bless 

Father  of  mercies  !  in  thy  word 

Father  of  mercies  1  God  of  love 

Father  of  our  feeble  race 

Father  of  peace,  and  God  of  love 

Father !  to  thy  kind  love  we  owe 

For  safety  in  the  evil  day 


161 

J.  lay  lor.  20 

Mrs.  Steele.  162 

Cowper.  163 

Doddridge.  164 

Pope's  Coll.  21 

/.  Taylor.  165 

Doda ridge.  416 

^Liverpool  Coll.  22 

Exeter  Coll.  23 

Pope.  24 

tC/is.  Wesley.  417 

\Extter  Coll.  1 6b 

Smart.  167 

Doddridge.  25 

Doddridge.  418 

Mrs.  Steele.  26 

Heginboth:'.m.  168 

J.   Taylor,  27 

^Doddridge. 


Drummond. 


29 
419 


X  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

Frail  life  of  man — how  short            Rev.  H.  Moore.  169 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies                Watts.  30 

From  Christ,  my  Lord,  shall  I  ^Christian  Reformer.  170 

From  every  thought  and  wish  impure  ]Exeter  Coll.  171 

From  north  and  south,  from  east  and  west  Butcher.  172 

From  the  table  now  retiring                   Exeter  Coll.  420 


Give  thanks  to  God  most  high  Watts. 

Give  to  our  God  immortal  praise  Watts. 

Give  to  the  Lord  in  cheerful  songs  Exeter  Coll. 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high  /.  Taylor, 

Glory  to  thee,  my  God  !  this  night  Bp.  Ken. 

God  in  his  earthly  temples  lays  Watts. 

God,  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son  Beddome. 

God  is  a  spirit  just  and  wise  Watts. 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way  Cowper. 

God  of  eternity  !  from  thee  Doddridge. 
God  of  glory  1  God  of  love             Broadmead  Coll. 

God  of  mercy  !  God  of  love  /.  Taylor. 

God  of  my  childhood,  and  my  youth  Watts. 
God  of  my  life,  through  all  its  days 
God  of  our  lives  !  our  thanks  to  thee 
God  of  our  lives  !  thy  constant  care 
God  of  our  lives !  whose  bounteous  Dodsley's  Poems. 
God  of  the  changing  year !  whose  arm.  E.  Taylor. 

God  of  the  morning !  at  whose  voice  Watts. 

God  reigns  ;  events  in  order  flow  Scott. 

God,  to  correct  the  world  Jervis. 

God,  who  in  various  methods  told  Watts. 

God,  who  is  just  and  kind  Pat?*ick. 
Grace — 'tis  a  pleasing  sound 
Great  Author  of  all  nature's  frame 
Great  Cause  of  all  things  !  Source  of  life        Dyer. 

Great  First  of  beings  !  mighty  Lord  Browne. 

Great  Former  of  this  various  frame  Doddridge. 

Great  Framer  of  unnumbered  worlds  Dyer. 


Doddridge. 

Browne. 

Doddridge. 


Doddridge. 
Scott. 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINK-.  XI 

Great  God  !  at  whose  nil-powerful  call    Gent.  Mag.  431 

Great  God  !  beneath  whose  piercing  eye      jRoscoe.  430 

Great  God,  how  infinite  art  thou                        Walls.  185 

Greut  God,  how  vast  is  thine  abode                 Jervis.  187 

Great  God  !  in  vain  man's  narrow  view         Kip-pis.  186 

Great  God  !  let  all  our  tuneful  powers  Heginbotham.  432 

Great  God  !  my  Father  and  my  Friend   \Exeter  Coll.  1 88 

Great  God  of  grace  !  arise  and  shine         Needham.  189 

Great  God  !  the  followers  of  thy  Son                  *  433 

Great  God !  the  heaven's  well  ordered  frame   Watts.  41 

Great  God!  thine  attributes  divine                   Jervis.  191 

Great  God  !  this  sacred  day  of  thine     "[Mrs.  Steele.  42 

Great  God  !  to  thee  our  grateful  tongues  Flexman.  190 

Great  God  !  we  sing  that  mighty  hand     Doddridge.  434 

Great  God  !  whose  all-pervading  eye               Watts.  192 

Great  God  !  whose  universal  sway                    Watts.  193 

Great  Lord  of  all  things,  Power         Liverpool  Coll.  435 

Great  Lord  of  angels  I  we  adore             Doddridge.  436 

Great  Lord  of  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies     Browne.  194 

Great  Ruler  of  all  nature's  frame             Doddridge.  195 

Great  Ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies          Mrs.  Steele.  437 

Great  Source  of  life  !  our  souls  confess  Doddridge.  196 

Great  Source  of  unexhausted  good       ^Exeter  Coll.  438 

Greatest  of  beings  !  Source  of  life                   Dyer.  39 

Greatest  of  beings  I  Source  of  good    Phila.  Select.  428 

H 

Hail,  great  Creator,  wise  and  good  Gent.  Mag.     43 

Hail,  love  divine  !  joys  ever  new  Blacklock.   197 

Happy  is  he  whose  early  years  Watts.  439 

Happy  the  man  whose  wishes  climb       Mrs.  Steele.   198 
Happy  the  meek,  whose  gentle  breast  Scott.   199 

Happy  the  unrepining  poor  200 

Hark,  the  glad  sound  !  the  Saviour         Doddridge.  201 
Hear,  Lord  !  the  song  of  praise  and  \Cowper.  440 

Hear,  O  ye  dead  !  awake,  arise      ]Rev.  II.  Moore.  202 
Hear  what  God,  the  Lord  hath  spoken         Cowpcr.  203 


XII 


INDEX    OP    FIRST    LINES. 


Watts. 

204 

Watts. 

441 

Watts. 

44 

Salisbury  Coll. 

45 

Butcher. 

206 

Doddridge. 

443 

d         Addison. 

205 

Hear  what  the  voice  from  heaven 

He  dies,  the  Friend  of  sinners  dies 

High  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord 

Hosanna !  let  us  join  to  sing 

House  of  our  God,  with  cheerful 

How  are  thy  servants  blessed.,  O  Lord 

How  blessed  is  man,  O  God  Cowper.  207 

How  blessed  the  sacred  tie  that  binds  Mrs.  Barbauld.  208 

How  gracious  is  our  God  Doddridge.  209 

How  happy  is  he  born  and  taught      Sir  H.  Wotton.  210 

How  happy  is  the  man  who  hears  Logan.  211 

How  long  shall  death  the  tyrant  reign  Watts.  ^212 

How  long  shall  dreams  of  earthly  bliss   Doddridge.  214 

How  many  millions  draw  their  breath 

How  pleasing,  Lord  !  to  see 

How  precious,  Lord  !  thy  holy  word 

How  rich  the  blessings,  O  my  God 

How  rich  thy  favours,  God  of  grace 

How  rich  thy  gifts,  Almighty  King 

How  still  and  peaceful  is  the  grave 

How  swift  the  torrent  rolls 

How  well  our  great  Preserver  knows 

I 

If  high  or  low  our  station  be 

If  solid  happiness  we  prize 

If  we  the  Saviour's  laws  obey 

I  hear  the  voice  of  wo 

I'll  bless  Jehovah's  glorious  name 

I'll  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath 

I  read  my  duty  in  the  word 

Immortal  God !  on  thee  we  call 

Imposture  shrinks  from  light 

In  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee 

In  all  thy  dealings,  gracious  God 

In  glad  amazement,  Lord !  I  stand 


Scott. 

Watts. 

Watts. 

]Miss  Roscoe. 

Doddridge. 

Kippis. 

Scotch  Para. 

Doddridge. 

Merrick. 


213 
442 
46 
215 
216 
444 
217 
218 
219 


Scott.  221 

Cotton.  220 

^Exeter  Coll.  222 

Scott.  224 

Miss  Daye.  47 

Watts.  48 

Watts.  223 

Doddridge.  225 

Scott.  226 

Watts.  227 

]ExeterColl.  228 

Doddridge.  447 


INDLX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 


Xlll 


In  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid 
In  the  soft  season  of  thy  youth 
In  vain  opposing  nations  rage 
Indulgent  Father !  how  divine 
Indulgent  God  !  whose  bounteous 
Indulgent  God  !  with  pitying  eye 
Is  there  a  lone  and  dreary  hour 
Is  there  no  kind,  no  lenient  art 
Is  there  on  earth  a  nobler  name 
1  Is  this  a  fast  for  me' 


Hawkesworth.  448 

Gibbons.  230 

Patrick.  449 

Sowden.  445 

care  Gent.  Mag.  446 

Doddridge.  229 

*  450 

Mrs.  Steele.  231 

\ExeterColl.  232 

\Drummond.  451 


Jehovah  bids  the  morning  ray 
Jehovah  God  !  thy  gracious  power 
Jehovah  reigns  !  let  every  nation 
Jesus  is  gone  above  the  sky 
Jesus,  the  friend  of  man 
Joy  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come 

K 

Keep  silence  all  created  things 
L 


Watts. 

j Thomson. 

Mrs.  Barbauld. 

Watts. 

Watts,  -partly. 

Watts. 


452 

49 

50 

453 

454 

51 


Watts.  233 


Lauded  be  thy  name  for  ever  \Hogg.  455 

Let  children  hear  the  mighty  deeds  Watts.  234 

Let  coward  guilt,  with  pallid  fear  Mrs.  Carter.  456 

Let  every  tongue  thy  goodness  speak  Watts.     52 

1  Let  heaven  arise,  let  earth  appear'  Watts.  235 

Let  men  of  high  conceit  and  zeal  Browne.  236 

Let  none  be  envious  when  they  see  Patrick.  237 

Let  party  names  no  more  Beddome.  239 
Let  songs  of  praise  from  all  below  New  Selection.  457 
Let  thanks  to  God,  all-sovereign  Power   ]Ex.  Coll.  238 

Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie  Watts.  240 

Let  us  with  a  joyful  mind  Milton.     53 

Life  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour  Mrs.  Steele.  459 

Life  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord  Watts.  241 
B 


XIV  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

Lift  your  glad  voices  in  triumph  on  ^Christian  Dis.  458 

Lift  your  voice,  and  joyful  sing  Merrick.     54 

Like  shadows  gliding  o'er  the  plain  J.  Taylor.  242 

Lo  !  God  is  here  ;  let  us  adore  Salisbury  Coll.     55 

Look  round,  O  man  I  survey  this       Vpool  Old  Coll.  243 

Long  have  we  sat  beneath  the  sound  Watts.     56 

Lord  !  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing    Toplady's  Coll.     57 

Lord  !  how  resplendent  shines  thy    Liverpool  Coll.  244 

Lord  !  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear  Watts.     58 

Lord  I  am  thine  ;  bnt  thou  wilt  prove  Watts.  460 

Lord  of  the  sabbath !  hear  our  vows      Doddridge.     59 

Lord  of  the  worlds  above  Watts.     60 

Lord 

Lord 

Lord 

Lord 

Lord 

Lord 

Lord 

Lord 

Lord 


thou  art  good  ;  all  nature  shows       Browne.  61 

thou  hast  been  thy  children's  God  If  Ex.  Coll.  245 

thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me           Watts.  246 

through  the  dubious  path  of  life       Ex.  Coll.  247 

we  adore  thy  vast  designs                      Watts.  248 

we  adore  thy  wondrous  name       Doddridge.  249 

we  would  make  thy  word  our  joy       Waits.  250 

what  our  ears  have  heard       Salisbury  Coll.  461 

who's  the  happy  man  that  may              Tate.  251 

M 


Mark  how  the  swift-winged  minutes  fly      '\Ex.  Coll. 

Mark  the  soft-falling  snow  Doddridge. 

Mistaken  souls,  that  dream  of  heaven  Waits. 

Must  friends  and  kindred  droop  and  die  Watts. 

My  Father  !  cheering  name  Watts. 

My  Father  !  I  adore  Belknap's  Coll.  255 

My  God!  all  nature  owns  thy  sway  'Miss  Williams.     62 

My  God  !  how  endless  is  thy  love 

My  God  !  I  thank  thee  !  may  no  thought 

My  God  !  my  King  !  O  may  thy  praise 

My  God  !  permit  me  not  to  be 

My  God  !  permit  my  tongue 

My  God  !  the  covenant  of  thy  love 

My  God  !  the  steps  of  pious  men 


Watts. 

464 

t         * 

257 

Watts, 

63 

Watts. 

465 

Watts. 

64 

Doddridge. 

256 

Watts. 

258 

INDEX    OF    1  HIST    LI 


xr 


My  God  !  thy  boundless  love  I  praise  Rev.  II.  Moore.  259 


My  God  !  thy  service  well  demand; 

My  Helper,  God  !  1  bless  thy  name 

My  Maker,  and  my  King 

My  soul !  forbear  on  transient  things 

My  soul !  praise  the  Lord 

My  soul !  repeat  his  praise 

My  soul  shall  bless  thee,  O  my  God 

My  Sovereign  !  to  thy  throne 

N 

Naked  as  from  the  earth  we  came 
Not  he  whose  baseless  hope  relies 
No  war  nor  battle's  sound 


Doddridge.  466 

Doddridge.  467 

Mrs.  Steele.  261 

Browne.  260 

Park.  65 

Watts.  262 

Heginbotham.  263 

Scott.  468 


Watts.  264 

\Butcher.  265 

Milton.  469 


66 

67 

68 

69 

70 

470 

266 

471 

267 

71 


O  azure  vaults  !  O  crystal  sky 

O  bless  the  Lord,  our  souls 

O  come,  all  ye  sons  of  Adam !  and  raise 

O  come  and  sing  your  Maker's  name 

O  come,  loud  anthems  let  us  sing 

O  could  I  soar  to  worlds  above 

O  for  a  firm  and  lively  faith 

O  God  !  accept  the  sacred  hour 

O  God  !  my  strength  !  my  hope 

O  God  of  Bethel !  by  whose  hand 

O  God  of  our  forefathers  !  hear 

O  God  !  on  thee  we  all  depend 

O  God !  pur  help  in  ages  past 

O  God !  to  thee  my  sinking  soul 

O  God  !  to  thee  we  raise  our  eyes 

O  God !  we  praise  thee,  and  confess 

O  God  1  whose  dread  and  dazzling  brow 

O  God  !  whose  thunder  shakes  the  sky  \Chatterton.  273 

O  hear  me,  Lord  !  to  thee  I  call  Merrick.  276 

O  here,  if  ever,  God  of  love  ]Miss  E.  Taylor.  472 

O  how  can  they  look  up  to  heaven  ]J.  Browne.  473 


Roscommon. 
Watts. 
Scott. 
* 

Tate. 
Proud. 
Watts. 
* 

\Exeter  Coll. 

Doddridge. 

Salisbury  Coll.  268 

Browne.  269 

Watts. 

Liverpool  Coll. 

XExeter  Coll. 

Patrick. 


270 
171 

272 
72 
73 


XY1 


INDEX    Ol1    FIRST    LINES. 


O  how  delightful  is  the  road 

O  let  your  mingling  voices  rise 

O  Lord  !  how  excellent  thy  name 

O  Lord  !  my  best  desires  fulfil 

O  praise  ye  the  Lord  !  prepare  a  new 

O  spare  me,  Lord  !  nor  on  my  head 

O  sing  to  the  Lord  a  new  song 

O  Source  of  uncreated  light 

O  that  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways 

O  thou,  before  whose  gracious  throne  Rippon's  Coll. 

O  thou,  the  first,  the  greatest  friend  Burns. 

O  thou,  the  wretched's  sure  retreat     Mrs.  Carter. 

O  thou,  through  all  thy  works,  adored         Enfield. 

O  thou,  to  whom  all  creatures  bow  Tate. 

O  thou,  whose  mercy  hears  Mrs.  Steele. 

O  thou,  whose  power  o'er  moving      1[Dr.  Johnson. 

O  turn,  great  Ruler  of  the  skies  Merrick. 

O  ye  immortal  throng  Doddridge. 

O  ye,  who  seek  Jehovah's  face  f/.  Taylor. 

Oft,  gracious  God  !  our  land  has  been        \Ex.  Coll. 

On  God  supreme  our  hope  depends        ]C.  Wesley. 

On  thee  each  morning,  O  my  God  Gent.  Mag. 

Our  country  is  Immanuel's  ground   Mrs.  Barbauld. 

Our  Father,  throned  above  the  sky  Scott. 

Our  life  advancing  to  its  close  Merrick. 

Our  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead  Ed.  Taylor. 

Out  of  the  depth  of  sad  distress  Denham. 


J.  Taylor.     74 

]Miss  Roscoe.  474 

Grove.     75 

Cowper.  274 

Doddridge.     76 

}  Merrick.  275 

t/.  Taylor.     77 

Dry  den.     78 

Watts.  277 

475 

278 

279 

79 

80 

280 

81 

281 

282 

283 

476 

284 

477 

285 

286 

478 

479 

287 


Peace,  my  complaining,  doubting  heart  Mrs.  Steele.  288 
Perpetual  Source  of  light  and  grace  Doddridge.  289 
Placed  on  the  verge  of  youth,  my  mind  Merrick.  480 
Praise,  everlasting  praise  be  paid  Watts.  290 

Praise  the  Lord,  ye  heavens  adore  him  ]Dub.  Coll.  82 
Praise  to  God,  immortal  praise  Mrs.  Barbauld.  83 
Praise  to  God,  the  great  Creator  \J.  Taylor.     84 

Praise  to  thee,  thou  great  Creator  Farvcett.     85 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 


XV 11 


Praise  to  the  Lord  of  boundless  might    Doddridge.  291 
Praise  ye  the  Lord  !  'tis  good  to  raise  Watts.     86 

R 

Raise  your  triumphant  songs 
Rejoice,  ye  righteous  !  in  the  Lord 
Remark,  my  soul !  the  narrow  bounds 

S 


Watts  292 
Watts.  293 
481 


Doddridge. 


Salvation!  O  the  joyful  sound  Watts. 

Sages  of  ancient  lettered  iimes  Scott. 

See  from  on  high  a  light  divine  |£x.  Coll. 

1  See  how  he  loved  !'  exclaimed  the  Jews  \Ex.  Coll. 
See  Israel's  shepherd  stand  Doddridge. 

Shall  1  forsake  that  heavenly  Friend  Jervis. 

Show  mercy,  Lord  !  O  Lord  !  forgive  Watts. 

Shine  forth,  eternal  Source  of  light        Doddridge.   299 
Shine  on  our  souls,  eternal  God  Doddridge.  300 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  Jehovah's  name  Watts.     87 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  who  loud  proclaims     Doddridge.     88 
Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands  Watts.  301 

Sing,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord  Doddridge.  302 

Sleep,  sleep  to-day,  tormenting  cares  Mrs.  Barbauld.     89 
Songs  of  immortal  praise  belong  Watts. 

Soon  will  our  fleeting  hours  be  past     Kippis*  Coll. 
Sovereign  Lord  of  light  and  glory  ]Ex.  Coll. 

Stand  still,  refulgent  orb  of  day  | Butcher. 

Stand  up,  my  soul !  shake  off  thy  fears  Watts. 

Supreme  and  universal  light  Rev.H.  Moore. 

Supreme  in  wisdom  as  in  power  Scotch  Para. 

Sweet  is  the  friendly  voice  Jervis. 

Sweet  is  the  love  that  mutual  glows     Dr.  Gregory.  309 
Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God  !  my  King  Watts.     92 


Teach  me,  O  teach  me,  Lord  !  thy  way     Merrick.  310 

Teach  me  the  measure  of  my  days  Watts.  312 

B2 


XX  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

V 

Vast  are  thy  works,  almighty  Lord  Merrick.  362 

W 

Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  heirs  of  hope  Doddridge.  363 
Wayfaring  pilgrims,  bound  for  heaven  ]Ex.  Coll.  494 
Weak  and  irresolute  is  man  Cowper. 

We  bless  thee  for  this  sacred  day  * 

We  sing  of  God,  the  mighty  source  ]Smart. 

We  sing  the  almighty  power  of  God  Watts. 

We  sing  tlry  mercy,  God  of  love  * 

We  would  not  seek,  with  God  our  friend  ]Mo.Anthol. 
What  power  shall  be  the  sinner's  stay  \Walter  Scott. 
What  though  no  flowers  the  fig-tree  ^Scotch  Para. 
What  works  of  wisdom,  power  and  love  Butcher. 
When  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God  Addison. 

When,  as  returns  this  solemn  day  Mrs.  Barbauld. 
When  blooming  youth  is  snatched  away  Mrs.  Steele.  497 
When  darkness  long  has  veiled  my  mind  Cowper.  369 
When  fancy  spreads  her  boldest  wings  Mrs.  Steele. 
When  gloomy  thoughts  and  boding  fears  Mrs.  Steele. 
When  he,  who  from  the  scourge  of  wrong  * 
When  I  review  the  devious  way  Young. 

When  I  survey  life's  varied  scene  Mrs.  Steele. 

When  Jesus,  our  great  master  came  Watts. 

When  in  obedience  to  their  Lord  Ex.  Coll. 

When  in  the  vale  of  lengthened  years  Bristol  Coll.  499 
When  life's  tempestuous  storms  are  o'er  Belfast  Coll.  370 
When  reft  of  all,  and  hopeless  care  jDrwmnond.  377 
When  rising  from  the  bed  of  death  Addison.  378 

When  sickness  shakes  the  languid  Heginbotham.  380 
When  the  last  trumpet's  awful  voice  Scotch  Para.  379 
When  love  with  other  graces  reign  Watts.  382 

Wherefore  should  man,  frail  child  of  clay  Enfield.  381 
Wherewith  shall  we  approach  the  Lord  Browne.  110 
While  here  as  wandering  sheep  we  stray   Merrick.  1 1 1 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 


XX  J 


While  some  in  folly's  pleasures  roll  Cotton.  383 

While  sounds  of  war  are  heard  around  Aikin.   500 

While  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Power  Miss  Williams.  384 
While  with  ceaseless  course  the  sun  Olney  Hymns.  501 
Who  can  by  searching  find  out  God  Watts.  385 

Who,  gracious  Father  !  shall  complain  Scott. 

Why  should  we  waste,  in  trifling  cares  Doddridge. 
Why  sink?-  my  wreak  desponding  mind  Airs.  Steele. 
WTith  eye  impartial,  heaven's  high  King  Needham. 
With  glory  clad,  with  strength  arrayed  Tate. 

With  God  my  friend,  the  radiant  sun  Toplady's  Coll.  390 
With  one  consent,  let  all  the  earth  Tate.   113 

With  pleasing  wonder,  Lord  !  we  view  Doddridge. 
With  pure  delight  the  bosom  glows  ]Ex.  Coll. 

With  reverence  let  the  saints  appear  Tate  and  Watts. 
With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud  Watts. 

With  warm  affection,  let  us  view  f Exeter  Coll.  502 
With  warm  delight  and  grateful  joy         ]Ex.  Coll.  394 


386 
387 
388 
389 
112 


391 
392 
114 
393 


Ye  followers  of  the  Prince  of  peace 

Ye  golden  lamps  of  heaven !  farewell 

Ye  humble  souls  !  who  seek  the  Lord 

Ye  nations  round  the  earth 

Ye  servants  of  the  Lord 

Ye  sons  of  men  !  in  sacred  lays 

Ye  sons  of  men  !  with  joy  record 

Ye  tribes  of  Adam  !  join 

Ye  weak  inhabitants  of  clay 

Ye  who  delight  to  serve  the  Lord 

Ye  works  of  God  !  on  him  alone 

Yes,  to  the  last  command 

Yet  a  few  years,  or  days,  perhaps 

Yon  glorious  orbs  that  gild  the  sky 


Beddome.  504 

Doddridge.  395 

Doddridge.   396 

Watts.   115 

Doddridge.  397 

Pope's  Coll.   116 

Doddridge.   117 

Watts.   119 

Doddridge.  398 

Watts.   118 

Merrick.   120 

*       503 

Harvkesworth.  400 

UpoolColl.  399 


PART  FIRST. 


BTMNS  OF  GENERAL   PRAYER  AND  PRAISE,    AND   FOR  THE 
INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE  OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 


1.     C.    M, 


The  Lord's  Day  Morning, 

1  Again  the  Lord  of  life  and  light 

Awakes  the  kindling  ray, 
Unseals  the  eyelids  of  the  morn, 
And  pours  increasing  day. 

2  0  what  a  night  was  that,  which  wrapp'd 

The  heathen  world  in  gloom ! 
O  what  a  sun,  which  broke,  this  day, 
Triumphant  from  the  tomb  ! 

3  This  day  be  grateful  homage  paid, 

And  loud  hosannas  sung  ; 
Let  gladness  dwell  in  every  heart. 
And  praise  on  every  tongue. 

4  Ten  thousand  differing  lips  shall  join 

To  hail  this  welcome  morn, 
Which  scatters  blessings  from  its  wings 
To  nations  yet  unborn. 

5  Jesus,  the  friend  of  human  kyid, 

Was  crucified  and  slain ! 
Behold,  the  tomb  its  prey  restores  ! 

Behold,  he  lives  again  ! 

- 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

6  And  while  his  conquering  chariot  wheel? 
Ascend  the  lofty  skies, 
Broken  beneath  his  powerful  cross. 
Death's  iron  sceptre  lies. 

Mrs.  Barbauld. 

2.    C.    M. 

God's  Sovereign  Dominion. 

1  Almighty  God  !  thy  powerful  word 

From  nothing,  all  things  brought ; 
Earth,  seas,  and  skies,  by  thee  their  Lord, 
With  matchless  skill  were  wrought. 

2  By  thee  preserved,  the  whole  remains 

A  proof  of  power  divine  ; 
And  all,  which  this  great  whole  contains, 
By  sovereign  right  is  thine. 

3  Sun,  moon,  and  stars,  thy  views  fulfil ; 

Through  thee  each  planet  rolls  ; 

Earth,  seas,  and  skies,  obey  thy  will ; 

Thy  power  the  world  controls. 

4  Thou  over  all  art  Lord  supreme ; 

All  else  from  thee  derive ; 
No  being  can  dispute  thy  claim, 
Nor  independent  live. 

5  To  thee,  and  thee  alone,  we  bow, 

To  thee  alone  would  live  ; 
All  that  we  have  to  thee  we  owe, 
Ourselves  to  thee  we  give. 

6  Accept  what  now,  with  faith  and  love, 

We  to  th^will  resign  ; 
And  let  thy  grace  preserve,  improve, 
And  perfect,  what  is  thine. 

t  Exeter  ColL 
(24 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP.  & 

3.   S.  M. 

Praise  to  the  Creator. 

1  Almighty  Maker,  God  ! 
How  wondrous  is  thy  name  ! 

Thy  glories  how  diffused  abroad 
Through  all  creation's  frame  ! 

2  Nature  in  every  dress 
Her  humble  homage  pays  ; 

And  finds  a  thousand  ways  to  express 
Thine  undissembled  praise. 

3  My  soul  would  rise  and  sing 
To  her  Creator  too  : 

Fain  would  my  tongue  adore  my  King, 
And  pay  the  homage  due. 

4  In  joy,  O  let  me  spend 
The  remnant  of  my  days ! 

And  oft  to  God,  my  soul  ascend 
In  grateful  songs  of  praise ! 

Watts, 

4.  L.  M. 

The  Christian  Sabbath. 

1  Another  six  days  work  is  done, 
Another  sabbath  is  begun  : 
Improve,  my  soul !  the  sacred  rest, 
And  learn  for  ever  to  be  blessed. 

2  This  day  may  our  devotions  rise 
As  grateful  incense,  to  the  sides  ; 
May  heaven  that  peace  divine  bestow, 
Which  none,  but  they  who  feci  it.  know, 

(25)  c 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSis, 

3  This  holy  calm  within  the  breast, 
Prepares  for  that  eternal  rest, 
Which  for  the  sons  of  God  remains  ; — 
The  end  of  cares,  the  end  of  pains. 

4  With  joy,  great  God,  thy  works  we  view, 
In  varied  scenes,  both  old  and  new ; 
With  praise  we  think  on  mercies  past, 
In  hope,  we  future  mercies  taste. 

5  In  holy  duties  let  the  day, 

In  holy  pleasures,  pass  away : 

How  sweet  this  sabbath  thus  to  spend, 

In  hope  of  that  which  ne'er  shall  end ! 

Stennet,  alt'd. 

5.  L.  M. 

God  our  Shepherd  and  Guardian.  Ps.  xxiii. 

1  As  the  good  shepherd  gently  leads 

His  wandering  flocks  to  verdant  meads, 
Where  winding  rivers,  soft  and  slow, 
Amid  the  flowery  landscape  flow ; 

2  So  God,  the  guardian  of  my  soul, 
Does  all  my  erring  steps  control : 
When  lost  in  sin's  perplexing  maze, 
He  brings  me  back  to  virtue's  ways. 

3  Though  I  should  journey  through  the  plains 
Where  death  in  all  his  horror  reigns, 

My  steadfast  heart  no  ill  shall  fear, 
For  thou,  my  God !  art  with  me  there. 

4  Thine  ever- watchful  providence 
Is  my  support  and  my  defence  : 
With  thee  I  am  of  all  possessed, 
And  in  thv  favour,  fullv  blessed. 

(26) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  k   . 

5  O  bounteous  God !  my  future  days 
Shall  be  devoted  to  thy  praise  ; 
And  in  thy  house,  thy  sacred  name 
And  wondrous  grace  shall  be  my  theme. 

t  Pope's  Collection. 

6.  P.     M. 

Commencement  of  Public  Worship. 

1  At  the  portals  of  thy  house, 
Lord !  we  leave  our  mortal  cares ; 
Nobler  thoughts  our  souls  engage, 
Songs  of  praise  and  fervent  prayers  : 

Pure  and  contrite  hearts  alone, 
Find  acceptance  at  thy  throne. 

2  Hapless  men,  whose  footsteps  stray 
From  the  temple  of  the  Lord ! 
Teach  them  Zion's  heavenly  way, 
To  their  feet  thy  light  afford : 

Let  the  world  united  join, 
To  extol  thy  love  divine. 

t  J.  Taylor. 

7.  L.     M. 

Praise  from  all  Mankind.  Ps.  c. 

1  Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 
Ye  nations !  bow  with  sacred  joy ; 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone  ; 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

2  His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 
Made  us  of  clay,  and  formed  us  men ; 
And  when  like  wandering  sheep  we  strayed, 
He  brought  as  to  his  fold  a^ain. 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

We  are  his  people,  we  his  care, 
Our  souls  and  all  our  mortal  frame  : 
What  lasting  honours  shall  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name ! 

We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  songs, 
High  as  the  heavens  our  voices  raise ; 
And  earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 

Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command ; 
Vast  as  eternity  thy  love  ; 
Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 

Watts. 

8.     8,  8,  6    M. 

Praise  from  all  Nature.  Ps.  cxlviii. 

Begin,  my  soul !  the  exalted  lay ; 
Let  each  enraptured  thought  obey, 

And  praise  the  Almighty's  name ; 
Let  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies, 
In  one  melodious  concert  rise, 

To  swell  the  inspiring  theme. 

Thou  heaven  of  heavens,  his  vast  abode, 
Ye  clouds,  proclaim  your  Maker,  God ; 

Ye  thunders,  speak  his  power : 
Lo !  on  the  lightning's  gleamy  wing 
In  triumph  rides  the  eternal  King ; 

The  astonished  worlds  adore. 

Ye  deeps,  whose  roaring  billows  rise 
To  join  the  thunder  of  the  skies, 

Praise  him,  who  bids  you  roll ; 
His  praise  in  softer  notes  declare, 
Each  whispering  breeze  of  yielding  air, 

And  breathe  it  to  the  soul. 


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4  Wake,  all  ye  soaring  tribes,  and  sing ; 
Ye  cheerful  warblers  of  the  spring, 

Harmonious  anthems  raise 
To  him,  who  shaped  your  finer  mould, 
Who  tipped  your  glittering  wings  with  gold, 

And  tuned  your  voice  to  praise. 

5  Let  man— by  nobler  passions  swayed — 
The  feeling  heart,  the  judging  head, 

In  heavenly  praise  employ ; 
Spread  the  Creator's  name  around, 
Till  heaven's  broad  arch  ring  back  the  sound, 

The  general  burst  of  joy. 

Ogilvie. 

9.  S.  M. 

The  Excellency  of  the  Gospel.  Ps.  xix. 

1  Behold  !  the  heavens  declare 
The  glory  of  our  God  ; 

The  starry  firmament  on  high, 
Proclaims  his  power  abroad. 

2  Nor  can  the  night  return, 
Nor  sun  his  beams  display, 

Where  not  their  voice  is  heard,  of  God 
The  knowledge  to  convey. 

3  But  from  his  gospel  beams 
Instruction  more  divine : 

There  God  unfolds  an  endless  day, 
There  love  and  mercy  shine. 

4  There  God  reveals  his  laws 
So  perfect  and  so  pure, 

And  there  is  taught  that  fear  of  him, 
Which  ever  shall  endure. 
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There  he  instructs  the  wise. 
Reclaims  the  wandering  soul, 
And  brings  to  light  those  hidden  joys 
Which  all  our  griefs  control. 

Our  lives,  from  secret  faults, 
From  bold  transgressions  free ; 
And  make  our  meditations,  Lord ! 
Acceptable  to  thee. 

10.  S.  M. 

The  Book  of  Nature  and  Scripture.  Ps.  xix. 

Behold  !  the  morning  sun 
Begins  his  glorious  way  ; 
His  beams  through  all  the  nations  run. 
And  life  and  light  convey. 

The  darkness  and  the  light 
Still  keep  their  course  the  same ; 
While  night  to  day,  and  day  to  night, 
Proclaims  the  Almighty's  name. 

In  every  different  land, 
Their  general  voice  is  known ; 
They  speak  the  wonders  of  his  hand. 
And  orders  of  his  throne. 

Ye  Christian  lands !  rejoice ; 
To  you  his  word  is  given : 
We  are  not  left,  from  nature's  voice 
To  learn  the  path  to  heaven. 

His  statutes  and  commands 
Are  set  before  our  eyes ; 
He  puts  his  gospel  in  our  hands, 
Where  our  salvation  lies. 


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6  His  laws  are  just  and  pure. 
His  truth  without  deceit; 

His  promises  for  ever  sure. 
And  his  rewards  are  great. 

7  While  with  the  heart  and  tongue, 
We  spread  thy  praise  abroad, 

Accept  the  worship  and  the  song, 
Our  Father  and  our  God ! 

Watts,  alt'd. 

11.    L.  M. 

The  Divine  Perfections  celebrated.     Ps.  Ivii. 

1  Be  thou  exalted,  O  our  God ! 

Above  the  heavens  where  angels  dwell ; 
Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad, 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 

2  The  earth,  the  stars,  and  worlds  unknown. 
Were  formed  by  thy  almighty  word  : 

All  things  exist  through  thee  alone  ; 
All  nature  owns  thee  for  its  Lord. 

3  In  thee,  O  God !  are  all  the  springs 

Of  boundless  love,  and  grace  unknown  : 
All  the  rich  gifts  which  nature  brings, 
Are  blessings  flowing  from  thy  throne. 

4  High  o'er  the  earth  thy  mercy  reigns^ 
And  reaches  to  the  utmost  sky  : 

Thy  truth  to  endless  years  remains, 
Though  lower  worlds  dissolve  and  die. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  our  God ! 

Above  the  heavens  where  angels  dwell : 
Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad, 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 

Watts,  aU\l. 
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12.  7s.  M. 

Freedom  from  Error,  Guilt,  and  Folly  implored.    Ps.  xix. 

1  Blessed  Instructer  !  from  thy  ways 
Who  can  tell  how  oft  he  strays  ? 
Save  from  error's  growth  the  mind, 
Leave  not,  Lord !  one  root  behind. 

2  Purge  us  from  the  guilt  that  lies 
Wrapt  within  our  heart's  disguise ; 
Let  us  thence,  by  thee  renewed, 
Each  presumptuous  sin  exclude. 

3  Let  our  tongues,  from  error  free, 
Speak  the  words  approved  by  thee : 
To  thine  all-observing  eyes, 

Let  our  thoughts  accepted  rise. 

4  While  we  thus  thy  name  adore, 
And  thy  healing  grace  implore, 
Blessed  Redeemer !  bow  thine  ear ; 
God,  our  strength !  propitious  hear, 

Merrick. 

13.  L.  M. 

The  Goodness  of  God  acknowledged  in   Temporal  and 
Spiritual  Blessings.     Ps.  ciii. 

1  Bless,  O  my  soul !  the  living  God ; 

Call  home  thy  thoughts  that  roam  abroad ; 
Let  all  the  powers  within  me  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

2  Bless,  O  my  soul !  the  God  of  grace ; 
His  favours  claim  thy  highest  praise  : 
Let  not  the  wonders  he  has  wrought, 
Be  lost  in  silence  and  forgot. 


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3  The  vices  of  the  mind  he  heals, 
And  sooths  the  pains  which  nature  feels  % 
Redeems  our  souls  from  sin,  and  saves 
Our  wasting  lives  from  threatening  graves. 

4  Our  youth  decayed,  his  power  repairs ; 
His  mercy  crowns  our  growing  years  ; 
And,  while  he  present  good  supplies, 
Bids  endless  bliss  in  prospect  rise. 

5  His  power  he  showed  by  Moses'  hands. 
And  gave  to  Israel  his  commands ; 
But  made  his  truth  and  mercy  known 
To  all  the  nations,  by  his  Son. 

0  Let  the  whole  earth  his  power  confess  j 
Let  the  whole  earth  his  goodness  bless  : 
The  Gentile  with  the  Jew  shall  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

14.    L.    fti. 

All  Nature  invoked  to  Praise  the  Creator. 

1  Celestial  worlds!  your  Makers  name 
Resound  through  every  shining  coast : 
Our  God  a  nobler  praise  will  claim. 
Where  he  unfolds  his  glories  most. 

2  Stupendous  globe  of  flaming  day ! 
Praise  him  in  thy  sublime  career ; 
He  struck  from  night  thy  peerless  ray, 
Gave  thee  thy  path,  and  guides  thee  there. 

3  Ye  starry  lamps,  to  whom  'tis  given 
Night's  sable  horrors  to  illume  ! 

Praise  him  who  hung  you  high  in  heaven. 
With  vivid  fires  to  srild  the  cloom. 
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4  Lightnings,  that  round  the  Eternal  play ! 
Thunders,  that  from  his  arm  are  hurled! 
The  grandeur  of  your  God  convey, 
Blazing,  or  bursting  on  the  world. 

5  From  clime  to  clime,  from  shore  to  shore, 
Be  the  almighty  God  adored  : 

He  made  the  nations  by  his  power, 
And  rules  them  with  his  sovereign  word. 

Williams'  Collect. 

15.    S.    M. 

Solemn  call  to  Praise.     Ps.  xcv. 

1  Come,  sound  his  praise  abroad, 
And  hymns  of  glory  sing  ! 

Jehovah  is  the  sovereign  God, 
The  universal  King. 

2  He  formed  the  deeps  unknown  ; 
He  gave  the  seas  their  bound ; 

The  watery  worlds  are  all  his  own,. 
And  all  the  solid  ground. 

3  Come,  worship  at  his  throne  ; 
Come,  bow  before  the  Lord  : 

We  are  his  work,  and  his  alone  ; 
He  formed  us  by  his  word. 

4  To-day  attend  his  voice, 
No  more  provoke  his  rod  ; 

Come,  make  his  heavenly  paths  your  choice, 
And  own  your  gracious  God. 

5  Thus  you  the  joys  will  share, 
Which  from  devotion  rise  ; 

And  every  day  your  souls  prepare 
For  bliss,  that  never  die?. 

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16.     S.  M. 

The  Pleasures  of  Religion.  , 

1  Come,  ye  who  love  the  Lord  ! 
And  let  your  joys  be  known  : 

Join  in  a  song  with  sweet  accord. 
And  thus  surround  his  throne. 

2  The  sorrows  of  the  mind 
Be  banished  from  this  place ! 

Religion  never  was  designed 
To  make  your  pleasures  less. 

3  God,  your  eternal  Friend, 
No  present  good  denies  ; 

And  when  the  scenes  of  time  shall  end, 
Will  call  you  to  the  skies. 

4  There  shall  you  see  his  face, 
And  never,  never  sin ; 

There,  from  the  rivers  of  his  grace. 
Drink  endless  pleasures  in. 

5  The  sons  of  God  have  found 
Glory  begun  below : 

Celestial  fruits,  on  earthly  ground, 
From  faith  and  hope  may  grow. 

6  Then  let  our  sorrows  cease, 
And  every  tear  be  dry ; 

We're  travelling  through  the  paths  of  peace 
To  fairer  worlds  on  high. 

Walt?. 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

17.  L.    M. 

The  One  Living  and  True  God.     Ps.  lxxxvi. 

1  Eternal  God  !  Almighty  cause 

Of  earth,  and  seas,  and  worlds  unknown ! 
All  tilings  are  subject  to  thy  laws ; 
All  things  depend  on  thee  alone. 

2  Thy  glorious  being  singly  stands, 
Of  all  within  itself  possessed ; 

By  none  controlled  in  thy  commands, 
And  in  thyself  completely  blessed. 

3  Worship  to  thee  alone  belongs, 
Worship  to  thee  alone  we  give ; 
Thine  be  our  hearts,  and  thine  our  songs, 
And  to  thy  glory  may  we  live. 

4  Spread  thy  great  name  through  every  land 
In  every  heart  erect  thy  throne  ; 
Subdue  the  world  to  thy  command, 

And,  as  thou  art,  reign  God  alone. 

Browne,  alt'd. 

18.  C.    M. 

Prayer  for  Spiritual  and  Eternal  Blessings. 

1  Eternal  Source  of  light  and  life  : 

Supremely  good  and  wise ! 
To  thee  we  pay  our  grateful  vows, 
To  thee,  lift  up  our  eyes. 

2  Our  dark  and  erring  minds  illume 

With  truth's  celestial  rays ; 
Inspire  our  hearts  with  sacred  love, 
And  tunfe  our  lips  to  praise. 

(3C) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  Itc. 

3  Conduct  us  safely,  by  thy  grace. 
Through  life's  perplexing  road, 
To  pleasures  which  for  ever  flow 
At  thy  right  hand.  O  God  ! 

Capped  Select. 

19.    L.    M. 

The  Divine  Blessing  implored.  Heb.  xii.  (J. 

1  Eternal  Source  of  life  and  thought ! 
Be  all  beneath  thyself  forgot, 

Whilst  thee,  great  Parent-mind,  we  own. 
In  prostrate  homage  round  thy  throne. 

2  O  may  we  live  before  thy  face, 
The  willing  subjects  of  thy  grace  ; 
And  through  each  path  of  duty  move 
With  filial  awe,  and  filial  love! 

Doddridge 

20.     8Hs.  M. 

Pardon  and  Peace  from  God. 

1  Far  from  mortal  cares  retreating, 

Sordid  hopes  and  fond  desires, 
Here,  our  willing  footsteps  meeting, 

Every  heart  to  heaven  aspires. 
From  the  fount  of  glory  beaming. 

Light  celestial  cheers  our  eyes, 
Mercy  from  above  proclaiming 

Peace  and  pardon  from  the  skies. 

2  Who  may  share  this  great  salvation  ? 

Every  pure  and  humble  mind ; 
Every  kindred,  tongue  and  nation, 

From  the  dross  of  guilt  refined : 
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Blessings  all  around  bestowing, 
God  withholds  his  care  from  none ; 

Grace  and  mercy  ever  flowing 
From  the  fountain  of  his  throne. 

3  Every  stain  of  guilt  abhorring, 

Firm  and  bold  in  virtue's  cause, 
Still  thy  providence  adoring, 

Faithful  subjects  to  thy  laws, 
Lord !  with  favour  still  attend  us, 

Bless  us  with  thy  wondrous  love ; 
Thou,  our  Sun  and  Shield,  defend  us 

All  our  hope  is  from  above. 


J.  Taylor. 


21.    L.    M. 


i  The  Lord's  Prayer. 

1  Father  adored  in  worlds  above ! 
Thy  glorious  name  be  hallowed  still ; 
Thy  kingdom  come  with  power  and  love, 
And  earth,  like  heaven,  obey  thy  will. 

2  Lord !  make  our  daily  wants  thy  care , 
Forgive  the  sins  which  we  forsake : 
And  let  us  in  thy  kindness  share. 

As  fellow-men  of  ours  partake. 

3  Evils  beset  us  every  hour ; 

Thy  kind  protection  we  implore  : 
Thine  is  the  kingdom,  thine  the  power ; 
Be  thine  the  glory  evermore ! 

Pope's  Coll. 
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22.  c.  m. 


The  Lord's  Prayer. 


1  Father  in  heaven !  thy  sacred  name 

In  hallowed  strains  he  sung ; 
Thy  kingdom  spread  o'er  all  the  earth ; 
Thy  praise  fill  every  tongue. 

2  By  happy  spirits  round  thy  throne, 

As  thy  commands  are  done  ; 
So  he  thy  perfect  will  obeyed, 
By  all  beneath  the  sun. 

3  Our  numerous  wants  are  known  to  thee. 

Who  canst  alone  supply ; 
O  grant,  each  day,  our  daily  bread, 
Nor  other  good  deny ! 

4  Forgive  our  sins,  as  we  forgive 

The  wrongs  that  others  do ; 
Nor  let  temptations  press  around. 
Lest  we  those  sins  renew. 

5  Thou  art  our  safety  and  defence, 

When  dangers  threatening  stand : 
O  turn  aside  impending  ills, 
With  thy  almighty  hand ! 

6  Thy  sceptre  all  creation  sways  ; 

Thy  power  knows  no  control ; 

Thy  matchless  glory  shall  endure, 

While  endless  ages  roll. 

t  Liverpool  (Paradise  sO  Coll. 
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23.  c.  M. 

Paraphrase  of  the  Lord's  Prayer. 

1  Father  of  all !  Eternal  God ! 

Supremely  good  and  great ! 
Thy  children,  formed  and  blessed  by  thee, 
Approach  thy  heavenly  seat. 

2  Thy  name  in  hallowed  strains  be  sung ; 

We  join  the  solemn  praise ; 
To  thy  great  name,  with  heart  and  tongue, 
Our  cheerful  homage  raise. 

3  Thy  mild,  thy  wise  and  righteous  reign, 

Let  every  being  own ; 
And  in  our  minds,  thy  work  divine, 
Erect  thy  gracious  throne. 

4  As  angels  in  the  heavenly  worlds 

Thy  blessed  commands  fulfil ; 
So  may  thy  creatures  here  below, 
Perform  thy  holy  will. 

.5  On  thee  we  day  by  day  depend, 
And  on  thy  care  rely  : 
Give  us  each  day  our  daily  bread, 
And  every  want  supply. 

6  Extend  thy  grace  to  every  fault ; 

O  let  thy  love  forgive ! 
Teach  us  divine  forgiveness  too, 
Nor  let  resentments  live. 

7  Where  tempting  snares  bestrew  the  way, 

Permit  us  not  to  tread ; 
And  threatening  evils,  Lord !  avert 
From  our  unguarded  head% 

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8  Thy  sacred  name  wo  thus  adon  . 
With  cheerful,  humble  mind  ; 
And  praise  thy  goodness,  power,  and  truth 
Eternal,  unconfined ! 

Exeter  Coll.  alt'd. 

24.  c.  m. 

Supplication  for  Spiritual  and  Temporal  Good. 

1  Father  of  all !  whose  cares  extend 

To  earth's  remotest  shore  ; 
Through  every  age  let  praise  ascend  : 
Let  every  clime  adore. 

2  What  conscience  dictates  to  be  done, 

Or  warns  me  not  to  do, 
This,  teach  me  more  than  death  to  shun. 
That,  more  than  life  pursue. 

3  If  I  am  right,  thy  grace  impart, 

Still  in  the  right  to  stay ; 
If  I  am  wrong,  O  teach  my  heart 
To  find  the  better  way ! 

4  Save  me  alike  from  foolish  pride, 

Or  impious  discontent; 
At  aught  thy  wisdom  has  denied, 
Or  aught  thy  goodness  lent. 

5  Teach  me  to  feel  another's  wo, 

To  hide  the  faults  I  see ; 

That  mercy  I  to  others  show, 

That  mercy  show  to  me. 

6  This  day,  be  bread  and  peace  my  lot , 

But,  all  beneath  the  sun, 
Thou  know'st  if  best  bestowed  or  not , 
And  let  thv  will  be  done. 
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7  To  thee,  whose  temple  is  all  space, 
Whose  altar,  earth,  sea,  skies, 
One  chorus  let  all  beings  raise, 
All  nature's  incense  rise ! 

Pope. 

25.  L.  M. 


The  Bounties  of  Providence  acknowledged.  Matt.  v.  45. 

1  Father  of  light !  we  sing  thy  name, 
Who  kindlest  up  the  lamp  of  day ; 
Wide  as  he  spreads  his  golden  flame, 
His  beams  thy  power  and  love  display. 

2  Fountain  of  good!  from  thee  proceeds, 
In  copious  drops,  the  genial  rain, 

Which  o'er  the  hills,  and  through  the  meads, 
Revives  the  grass,  and  swells  the  grain. 

3  Through  the  wide  world  thy  bounties  spread ; 
Yet  thousands  of  our  guilty  race, 
Though  by  thy  daily  bounty  fed, 

Despise  thy  law,  reject  thy  grace. 

4  Not  so  may  our  forgetful  hearts 
O'erlook  the  tokens  of  thy  care ; 
But  what  thy  liberal  hand  imparts, 
Still  own  in  praise,  still  ask  in  prayer. 

5  So  shall  our  suns  more  grateful  shine, 
And  showers  in  richer  drops  shall  fall, 
When  all  our  hearts  and  lives  are  thine, 
And  thou,  O  God!  adored  in  all. 

Doddridge,  alt'd. 
(42) 


Ot  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  fee. 

26.  c.  m. 

The  Excellency  of  the  Holy  Scriptures. 

1  Father  of  mercies!  in  thy  word 

What  endless  glory  shines ! 
For  ever  be  thy  name  adored, 
For  these  celestial  lines! 

2  Here,  may  the  wretched  sons  of  want 

Exhaustless  riches  find; — 
Riches  above  what  earth  can  grant, 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

3  Here,  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 

And  yields  a  free  repast; 
Sublimer  sweets  than  nature  knows, 
Invite  the  longing  taste. 

4  Here,  springs  of  consolation  rise, 

To  cheer  the  fainting  mind; 

And  thirsty  souls  receive  supplies, 

And  sweet  refreshment  find. 

5  O  may  thy  gospel  ever  be 

Our  study  and  delight; 
And  still  new  beauties  may  we  see, 
And  still  increasing  light! 

Mrs.  Steele,  alt'd. 

27.   7  s.   M. 

The  Acceptable  Offering. 

1  Father  of  our  feeble  race! 
Wise,  beneficent,  and  kind, 
Spread  o'er  nature's  ample  face, 
Flows  thy  goodness  unconfined : 
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Musing  in  the  silent  grove, 

Or  the  busy  haunts  of  men, 
Still  we  trace  thy  wondrous  love, 

Claiming  large  returns  again. 

2  Lord!  what  offering  shall  we  bring, 

At  thine  altars  when  we  bow? 
Hearts,  the  pure  unsullied  spring, 

Whence  the  kind  affections  flow; 
Soft  compassion's  feeling  soul, 

By  the  melting  eye  expressed ; 
Sympathy,  at  whose  control 

Sorrow  leaves  the  wounded  breast. 

3  Willing  hands  to  lead  the  blind, 

Bind  the  wounded,  feed  the  poor ; 
Love,  embracing  all  our  kind ; 

Charity,  with  liberal  store: 
Teach  us,  O  thou  heavenly  King! 

Thus  to  show  our  grateful  mind, 
Thus  the  accepted  offering  bring, 

Love  to  thee,  and  all  mankind. 

John  Taylor. 

28.  c.  m. 

The  Christian  perfected  by  Divine  Grace  through  Christ. 
Heb.  xiii.  20,  21. 

1  Father  of  peace,  and  God  of  love! 

We  own  thy  power  to  save, — 
That  power  by  which  our  Shepherd  rose 
Victorious  o'er  the  grave. 

2  Him  from  the  dead  thou  brought'st  again, 

When,  through  his  sacred  blood, 
Confirmed  and  sealed  for  evermore, 
The  eternal  covenant  stood. 


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3  0  may  thy  spirit  seal  our  souls, 

And  mould  them  to  thy  will, 
That  our  weak  hearts  no  more  may  stray, 
But  keep  thy  precepts  still ; 

4  That  to  perfection's  sacred  height 

We  nearer  still  ma\  rise, 
And  all  we  think,  and  all  we  do, 
Be  pleasing  in  thine  eyes! 

t  Doddridge,  alt'd. 

29.  L.  M. 

The  Loving-kindness  of  our  God. 

1  Father  !  to  thy  kind  love  we  owe 
All  that  is  fair  and  good  below ; 
Bestower  of  the  health  that  lies 

On  tearless  cheeks  and  cheerful  eyes ! 

2  Giver  of  sunshine  and  of  rain  ! 
Ripener  of  fruits  on  hill  and  plain ! 
Fountain  of  light,  that  rayed  afar, 
Fills  the  vast  urns  of  sun  and  star ! 

3  Who  send'st  thy  storms  and  frosts  to  bind 
The  plagues  that  rise  to  waste  mankind ; 
Then  breathest,  o'er  the  naked  scene, 
Spring  gales,  and  life,  and  tender  green ! 

4  Yet  deem  we  not  that  thus  alone, 
Thy  mercy  and  thy  love  are  shown ; 
For  we  have  learned,  with  higher  praise, 
And  holier  names,  to  speak  thy  ways  : 

5  In  wo's  dark  hour,  our  kindest  stay ! 
Sole  trust  when  life  shall  pass  away ! 
Teacher  of  hopes  that  light  the  gloom 
Of  death,  and  consecrate  the  tomb ! 

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6  Patient,  with  headstrong  guilt  to  bear ; 
Slow  to  avenge,  and  kind  to  spare ; 
Listening  to  prayer,  and  reconciled 
Full  quickly  to  thy  erring  child ! 

30.  L.  M. 

Universal  Praise.    Ps.  cxvii. 

1  From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 
Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise ! 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung, 
Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue  I 

2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord  ! 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word : 

Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  suns  shall  rise  and  set  no  more. 

Watts. 

31.   H.  M. 

Divine  Power  and  Grace.    Ps.  cxxxvi. 

1  Give  thanks  to  God  most  high, 
The  universal  Lord, 

The  sovereign  King  of  kings, 

And  be  his  grace  adored. 
His  power  and  grace  Are  still  the  same ; 

And  let  his  name  Have  endless  praise. 

2  His  wisdom  framed  the  sun, 
To  crown  the  day  with  light ; 
The  moon  and  twinkling  stars, 
To  cheer  the  darksome  night. 

Earth's  utmost  ends  His  power  obey : 

His  glorious  swav  The  sky  transcends. 


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3  He  doth  the  wants  supply 
Of  every  thing  which  lives, 
He  hears  affliction's  cry, 
And  pities  and  forgives. 

His  mercies  sure,  Just  themes  of  praise, 

To  endless  days  Unchanged  endure. 

4  He  sent  his  only  Son, 
To  save  us  from  our  wo, 
From  error,  sin,  and  death, 
And  every  hurtful  foe. 

While  earth  and  sky  Declare  his  praise, 

His  saints  shall  raise  His  honours  high. 

5  Give  thanks  aloud  to  God, 
To  God,  the  heavenly  King, 
And  let  the  spacious  earth 
His  works  and  glories  sing. 

His  power  and  grace  Are  still  the  same; 

And  let  his  name  Have  endless  praise ! 

Watts,  alt'd. 

32.  L.  M. 

Divine  Power  and  Grace.     Ps.  cxxxvi. 

1  Give  to  our  God  immortal  praise ; 
Mercy  and  truth  are  all  his  ways  : 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong ; 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

2  Give  to  the  Lord  of  lords  renown, 
The  King  of  kings  with  glory  crown ; 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

Wrhen  lords  and  kings  are  known  no  more. 

3  He  built  the  earth,  he  spread  the  sky, 
And  fixed  the  starry  worlds  on  high : 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong; 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  vour  sone. 

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4  He  fills  the  sun  with  morning  light, 
He  bids  the  moon  direct  the  night : 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

When  sun  and  moon  shall  shine  no  more. 

5  He  sent  his  Son  with  power  to  save 
From  guilt,  and  darkness,  and  the  grave  : 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong ; 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

6  Through  this  short  life  he  guides  our  feet, 
And  leads  us  to  his  heavenly  seat ; 

His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 
When  time  and  death  shall  be  no  more. 

Watts. 

33.  L.  P.  M. 

God  the  unfailing  Source  of  Good. 

1  Give  to  the  Lord,  in  cheerful  songs, 
The  praise  that  to  his  name  belongs, 

Whose  goodness  still  unceasing  flows ; 
Repeat  his  name  with  grateful  mind, 
Who,  ever  good  and  ever  kind, 

No  change,  nor  variation  knows. 

2  Sovereign  alone  of  earth  and  sky ! 
On  thee,  for  every  hour's  supply, 

Thy  various  creatures  all  depend ; 
Man,  whom  thy  light  has  given  to  know 
The  source  whence  all  his  blessings  flow, 

Views  in  his  God  his  kindest  friend ! 

3  Yet  still  our  notes  we'll  higher  raise, 
To  celebrate  in  ardent  praise 

Eternal  life  through  Jesus  given ; 
Thy  gracious  messenger  he  came, — 
For  ever  blessed  be  thy  name ! 

And  pointed  out  the  way  to  heaven. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 


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34.  p.  m. 

Praise  to  God  for  his  Greatness  and  Mercy. 

1  Glory  be  to  God  on  high ! 
God,  whose  glory  fills  the  sky ; 
Peace  on  earth  to  man  forgiven, 
Man,  the  well-beloved  of  heaven : 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high ! 
God,  whose  glory  fills  the  sky. 

2  Favoured  mortals,  raise  the  song ; 
Endless  thanks  to  God  belong ; 
Hearts  o'erflowing  with  his  praise, 
Join  the  hymns  your  voices  raise. 

3  Call  the  tribes  of  beings  round, 
From  creation's  utmost  bound ; 
Where  the  Godhead  shines  confessed, 
There  be  solemn  praise  addressed. 

4  Mark  the  wonders  of  his  hand  ! 
Power,  no  empire  can  withstand : 
Wisdom,  angels'  glorious  theme ; 
Goodness,  one  eternal  stream. 

5  Awful  Being !  from  thy  throne 
Send  thy  promised  blessings  down ; 
Let  thy  light,  thy  truth,  thy  peace, 
Bid  our  raging  passions  cease : 

Glory  be,  &c. 

J.  Taylor. 

35.   L.   M. 

The  Blessings  of  Divine  Worship. 
1  God  in  his  earthly  temples  lays 
Foundations  for  his  heavenly  praise; 
And   loves   to  see   that  worship  rise, 
Which  forms  his  offspring  for  the  skies. 
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2  His  mercy  every  house  attends, 
Whence  pure  devotion's  flame  ascends; 
And  ever  lends  a  gracious  ear, 

Where  churches  join  in  praise  and  prayer. 

3  To  men  of  pure  and  pious  hearts, 
All  real  good  their  God  imparts  ; 
With  grace  he  crowns  them  here  below, 
And  endless  glory  will  bestow. 

4  His  blessing  yields  a  large  increase 
Of  wisdom,  and  of  sacred  peace; 
While  ripening  holiness  and  love, 
Prepare  their  souls  for  joys  above. 

5  Father  supreme !  whose  sovereign  sway, 
AU  worlds,  all  beings  must  obey; 

May  our  first  wish  and  object  be, 

On  earth,  in  heaven,  to  dwell  with  thee. 

Watts. 

36.  c.  m. 

Sincerity  and  Hypocrisy. 

1  God  is  a  spirit  just  and  wise, 

He  sees  our  inmost  mind: 
In  vain  to  heaven  we  raise  our  cries, 
And  leave  our  souls  behind. 

2  Nothing  but  truth  before  his  throne 

With  honour  can  appear; 
The  formal  hypocrites  are  known 
Through  the  disguise  they  wear. 

3  Their  lifted  eyes  salute  the  skies, 

Their  bended  knees,  the  ground; 
But  God  abhors  the  sacrifice, 
Where  not  the  heart  is  found. 

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4  Lord!  search  our  thoughts,  and  try  our  ways. 
Arid  make  our  souls  sincere ; 
Then  may  we  stand  before  thy  face. 
And  find  acceptance  there. 


Watts. 


37.  L.   M. 


The  Excellency  of  the  Gospel. 

1  God.  who  in  various  methods  told 
His  holy  will  to  those  of  old, 

By  his  beloved  Son,  displays 

His  truth  and  grace,  in  latter  days. 

2  We  have  the  volume  which  records 
Our  Saviour's  character  and  words ; 
And  in  our  rising  Lord  was  given 
The  pledge  of  life,  the  hope  of  heaven. 

3  There,  knowledge  of  the  noblest  kind 
Expands  and  elevates  the  mind; 
The  heavenly  doctrine,  plain  as  true, 
Instructs,  reproves,  and  comforts  too. 

4  How  brightly  there  thy  ^ories  shine, 
Wisdom,  and  goodness  all  divine; 
Whatever  can  fill  the  soul  w;th  love, 
And  form  it  for  the  joys  above  ! 

5  Christians !  while  grateful  songs  ye  raise, 

Improve  the  gospel  which  ye  praise; 

And  aid  its  progress,  till  the  Lord 

Hath  blessed  all  nations  with  his  word. 

Watts, 
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38.   L.  M. 

Praise  from  the  Works  of  God. 

1  Great  Cause  of  all  things!  Source  of  life? 
Sovereign  of  air,  and  earth,  and  sea! 

All  nature  feels  thy  power,  and  all 
A  silent  homage  pay  to  thee. 

2  Waked  by  thy  hand,  the  morning  sun 
Pours  forth  to  thee  its  earlier  rays, 
And  spreads  thy  glories  as  it  climbs ; 
While  raptured  worlds  look  up  and  praise. 

3  The  moon  to  the  deep  shades  of  night 
Speaks  the  mild  lustre  of  thy  name ; 
While  all  the  stars  that  cheer  the  scene, 
Thee,  the  great  Lord  of  light,  proclaim. 

4  And  groves,  and  vales,  and  rocks,  and  hills, 
And  e^ery  flower,  and  every  tree; 

Ten  thousand  creatures,  warm  with  life, 
Have  each  a  grateful  song  for  thee. 

5  But  man  was  formed  to  rise  to  heaven; 
And,  blessed  with  reason's  clearer  light, 
He  views  his  Maker  through  his  works, 
And  glows  with  rapture  at  the  sight. 

6  Nor  can  the  thousand  songs  that  rise, 
Whether  from  air,  or  earth,  or  sea, 
So  well  repeat  Jehovah's  praise, 

Or  raise  such  sacred  harmony. 

Dyer. 
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Man's  Dependance  upon  God. 

1  Greatest  of  beings!  Source  of  life, 
Sovereign  of  air,  of  earth,  and  sea! 
All  nature  owns  thy  power,  but  man 
A  grateful  tribute  pays  to  tliee. 

2  Subject  to  wants,  to  th^e  he  looks, 
And  from  thy  goodness  seeks  supplies : 
And  when,  oppressed  with  guilt,  he  mourns, 
Thy  mercy  lifts  him  to  the  skies. 

3  Children,  whose  infant  minds,  unformed, 
Ne'er  raised  a  tender  thought  to  heaven ; 
And  men,  whom  reason  hits  to  God, 
Though  oft  by  passion  downward  driven; 

4  Those  too,  who  bend  with  age  and  care, 
And  faint  and  tremble  near  the  tomb ; 
Who,  sickening  at  the  present  scenes, 
Sigh  for  that  better  world  to  come ; — 

5  All,  great  Creator!  all  are  thine; 
All  feel  thy  providential  care ; 

And  through  each  changing  scene  of  life, 
Alike  thy  constant  pity  share. 

6  And  whether  grief  oppress  the  heart; 
Or  whether  joy  elate  the  breast; 

Or  life  still  keep  its  varying  course; 
Or  death  invite  the  heart  to  rest: 

7  All  are  thy  messengers,  and  all 
Thy  sacred  pleasure,  Lord!  obey; 
And  all  are  training  man  to  dwell 
Nearer  to  bliss,  and  nearer  thee. 

Dver. 
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40.  c.  m. 


God  the  Creator  and  Preserver. 

1  Great  First  of  beings!  mighty  Lord! 

We  praise  thy  glorious  name ; 
Produced  by  thy  creating  word, 
Arose  this  wondrous  frame. 

2  Thy  voice  sent  forth  the  high  command; 

'Twas  instantly  obeyed; 
And  through  thy  goodness  all  things  stand, 
Which  by  thy  skill  were  made. 

3  By  thee,  through  fields  of  azure,  roll 

Unnumbered  worlds  above ; 
Thy  mighty  hand  sustains  the  whole ; 
Each  creature  shares  thy  love. 

4  By  thee  the  sun  dispenses  heat, 

And  beams  of  cheering  day; 
By  thee,  the  stars,  in  order  set, 
At  night  thy  power  display. 

5  By  thee  the  earth  its  product  yields, 

And  countless  myriads  live; 
And  trees  and  plants  adorn  the  fields, 
And  their  rich  treasures  give. 

6  To  thee,  all-gracious  Power!  we  bow, 

And  would  ourselves  resign ; 

.    Accept  the  praise,  accept  the  vow, 

And  make  us  wholly  thine. 

Browne,  alt'd. 
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41.   L.   P.   M. 

The  Works  and  Word  of  God.     Ps.  xix. 

1  Great  God  !  the  heaven's  well  ordered  frame 
Declares  the  glories  of  thy  name; 

There  thy  rich  works  of  wonder  shine : 
A  thousand  starry  beauties  there, 
A  thousand  radiant  marks  appear 

Of  boundless  power,  and  skill  divine. 

2  From  night  to  day,  from  day  to  night, 
The  dawning  and  the  dying  light 

Lectures  of  heavenly  wisdom  read; 
With  silent  eloquence,  they  raise 
Our  thoughts  to  the  Creator's  praise, 

And  neither  sound  nor  language  need. 

3  Yet  their  divine  instructions  run 
Wide  as  the  circuit  of  the  sun, 

And  every  nation  knows  their  voice  ; 
The  sun,  in  robes  of  splendor  dressed, 
Breaks  from  the  chambers  of  the  east, 

Moves  round,  and  makes  the  earth  rejoice. 

4  Where'er  he  spreads  his  beams  abroad, 
He  speaks  the  majesty  of  God: 

All  nature  joins  to  show  thy  praise: 
Thus  God  in  every  creature  shines, 
Bright  in  the  book  of  nature's  lines, 

But  brighter  in  the  book  of  grace. 

Watts,  alt'd, 

42.   L.   M. 

For  the  Lord's  Day  Morning. 

1  Great  God!   this  sacred  day  of  thine 
Demands  our  souls'  collected  powers; 
May  we  employ  in  work  divine 
These  solemn,  these  devoted  hours ! 

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2  Hence,  ye  vain  cares  and  trifles,  fly; 
Where  God   resides,  appear  no  more: 
Omniscient  God!  thy  piercing  eye 
Can  every  secret  thought  explore. 

3  The  word  of  life  dispensed  to-day, 
Invites  us  to  a  heavenly  feast; 
May  every  ear  the  call  ohey, 

Be  every  heart  an  humble  guest! 

4  Thy  gracious  aid,  O  God!  impart; 
O   may  thy  word,  with  life  divine, 
Engage  the  ear  and  warm  the  heart! 
Then  shall  the  day  indeed  be  thine. 

t  Mrs.  Steele. 


43.  c.  m. 


The  God  of  Nature  invoked. 

1  Hail,  great  Creator,  wise  and  good ! 

To  thee  our  songs  we  raise : 
Nature,  through  all  her  various  scenes, 
Invites  us  to  thy  praise. 

2  At  morning,  noon,  and  evening  mild, 

Fresh  wonders  strike  our  view  ; 
And  while  we  gaze,  our  hearts  exult, 
With  transports  ever  new. 

3  Thy  glory  beams  in  every  star 

Which  gilds  the  gloom  of  night; 
And  decks  the  smiling  face  of  morn 
With  rays  of  cheerful  light. 

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4  The  lofty  hill,  the  humble  vale, 

With  countless  beauties  shine : 
The  silent  grove,  the  awful  shade. 
Proclaim  thy  power  divine. 

5  Great  nature's  God !  still  may  these  scenes 

Our  serious  hours  engage ; 
Still  may  our  grateful  hearts  consult 
Thy  works'  instructive  page! 

6  And  while,  in  all  thy  wondrous  works, 

Thy  varied  love  we  see  ; 
Still  may  the  contemplation  lead 
Our  hearts,  O  God!  to  thee. 


44.   L.   M. 


The  Perfections  and  Providence  of  God.    Ps.  xxxvi.  5—9. 

1  High  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God! 
Thy  goodness  in  full  glory  shines ; 

Thy  truth  shall  break  through  every  cloud 
That  veils  and  darkens  thy  designs. 

2  For  ever  firm  thy  justice  stands, 

As  mountains  their  foundations  keep : 
Wise  are  the  wonders  of  thy  hands  ; 
Thy  judgments  are  a  mighty  deep. 

3  Thy  providence  is  kind  and  large ; 
Both  man  and  beast  thy  bounty  share : 
The  whole  creation  is  thy  charge, 
The  righteous  thv  peculiar  care. 

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4  O  God !  how  excellent  thy  grace ! 
Thence  all  our  hope  and  comfort  spring ; 
In  fear,  in  trouble,  and  distress, 
We'll  seek  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

5  The  living  bread  thy  word  bestows, 
Will  fainting  soul?  with  strength  renew; 
There  mercy  like  a  river  flows, 

And  brings  salvation  to  our  view. 

6  Life,  like  a  fountain  rich  and  free, 
Springs  from  the  presence  of  the  Lord; 
And  in  thy  light,  our  souls  shall  see 
The  glories  promised  in  thy  word. 

Watts,  alt'd. 


45.    7  s.  M. 


Humble  Adoration. 

i  Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord! 

Be  thy  glorious  name  adored; 
Lord !  thy  mercies  never  fail ; 
Hail,  celestial  goodness,  hail ! 

2  Though  unworthy,  Lord!  thine  ear, 
Deign  our  humble  songs  to  hear; 
Purer  praise  we  hope  to  bring, 
When  around  thy  throne  we  sing. 

3  While  on  earth  ordained  to  stay, 
Guide  our  footsteps  in  thy  way ; 
Then  on  high  we'll  jo\ful  raise 
Songs  of  everlasting  praise. 

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4  Lord !  thy  mercies  never  fail ; 
Hail,  celestial  goodness,  hail ! 
Holy,   holy,   holy  Lord  ! 
Be  thy  glorious  name  adored. 

Salisbury  Coll. 

46.   L.    P.   M. 

The  Book  of  Grace.     Ps.  xix. 

1  How  precious,  Lord!  thy  holy  word! 
What  light  and  joy  its  truths  afford 

To  souls  benighted  and  distressed! 
Thy  precepts  guide  our  doubtful  way; 
Thy  fear  forbids  our  steps  to  stray; 

Thy  promise  leads  the  heart  to  rest. 

2  Thy  threatenings  wake  our  slumbering  eyes, 
And  warn  us  where  our  danger  lies ; 

While  gospel-truth  and  grace  divine 
Inspire  the  heart  with  filial  love, 
Exalt  and  fix  our  hopes  above, 

And  make  the  willing  spirit  thine. 

3  From  the  discoveries  of  thy  law 
What  perfect  rules  of  life  we  draw ! 

Be  these  our  study  and  delight: 
May  every  deed,  and  word,  and  thought, 
To  truth  and  duty's  standard  brought, 

Become  well- pleasing  in  thy  sight. 

4  O  may  thy  word  those  faults  reveal, 
Which  blind  self-love  may  yet  conceal. 

And  from  presumptuous  sins  restrain! 
Thus  taught  to  use  the  book  of  grace, 
We'll  raise  a  grateful  song  of  praise 

That  we  possess  it  not  in  vain. 

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47.     8,   8,  6  M. 

Attendance  upon  Religious  Institutions. 

1  I'll  bless  Jehovah's  glorious  name, 
Whose  goodness  heaven  and  earth  proclaim, 

With  every  morning  light; 
And  at  the  close  of  every  day, 
To  him  my  cheerful  homage  pay, 

Who  guards  me  through  the  night. 

2  Then  in  his  churches  to  appear, 
And  pay  my  humble  worship  there, 

Shall  be  my  sweet  employ : 
The  day  that  saw  my  Saviour  rise. 
Shall  dawn  on  my  delighted  eyes 

With  pure  and  holy  joy. 

3  With  grateful  sorrow  in  my  breast, 
I'll  celebrate  the  dying  feast 

Of  my  departing  Lord; 
And  while  his  perfect  love  I  view, 
His  bright  example  I'll  pursue, 

And  meditate  his  word. 

Miss  Daye. 

48.  L.   P.  M. 

Eternal  Praise  for  Divine  Goodness. 

1  I'll  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath, 
And  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers ; 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 
Or  immortality  endures. 

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!  Happy  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  God  alone:  He  made  the  sky, 

And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train ; 
His  truth  for  ever  stands  secure; 
He  saves  the  oppressed;  he  feeds  the  poor, 

And  none  shall  lind  his  promise  vain. 

!  The  Lord  hath  sight  to  give  the  blind; 
The  Lord  supports  the  sinking  mind; 

He  sends  the  contrite  spirit  peace: 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress, 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless, 

And  grants  the  prisoner  sweet  release. 

He  loves  the  good ;  he  knows  them  well ; 
His  love  their  joyful  lips  can  tell; 

Their  gracious  God  for  ever  reigns : 
Let  every  tongue,  let  every  age, 
In  this  exalted  work  engage : 

Praise  him  in  everlasting  strains! 

Watts,  altU 

49.  c:  m. 

The  Unceasing  Goodness  of  our  Heavenly  Father. 

1  Jehovah  God  !  thy  gracious  power 

On  every  hand  we  see ; 
O  may  the  blessings  of  each  hour 
Lead  all  our  thoughts  to  thee ! 

2  If  on  the  wings  of  morn  we  speed 

To  earth's  remotest  bound, 
Thy  hand  will  there  our  footsteps  lead, 
Thy  love,  our  path  surround, 
rco         *  p 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

3  Thy  power  is  in  the  ocean  deeps, 

And  reaches  to  the  skies; 
Thine  eye  of  mercy  never  sleeps, 
Thy  goodness  never  dies. 

4  From  morn  till  noon,  till  latest  eve, 

The  hand  of  God  we  see ; 
And  all  the  blessings  we  receive, 
Ceaseless  proceed  from  thee. 

5  In  all  the  varying  scenes  of  time, 

On  thee  our  hopes  depend; 
Through  every  age,  in  every  clime, 
Our  Father,  and  our  Friend! 

t  Thomson. 


50.    10  &  11  s.  M. 


The  unrivalled  Power  and  Dominion  of  God. 

1  Jehovah  reigns !  let  every  nation  hear, 
And  at  his  footstool  bow  with  holy  fear; 
Let  heaven's  high  arches  echo  with  his  name, 
And  the  wide-peopled  earth  his  praise  proclaim ; 

Then  send  it  down  to  hell's  deep  glooms  resounding. 
Through  all  her  caves  in  dreadful  murmurs  sounding. 

2  He  rules  with  wide  and  absolute  command, 
O'er  the  broad  ocean  and  the  steadfast  land ; 
Jehovah  reigns,  unbounded  and  alone, 
And  all  creation  hangs  upon  his  throne : 

He  reigns  alone ;  let  no  inferior  nature 
Usurp,  or  share  the  throne  of  the  Creator. 

(62) 


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3  This  earthly  globe,  the  creature  of  a  day, 
Though  built  by  God's  right  hand,  must  pass  away  ; 
And  long  oblivion  creep  o'er  mortal  things, 

The  fate  of  empires,  and  the  pride  of  kings : 
Eternal  night  shall  veil  their  proudest  story, 
And  drop  the  curtain  o'er  all  human  glory. 

4  The  sun  himself,  with  gathering  clouds  oppressed, 
Shall  in  his  silent,  dark  pavilion  rest ; 

His  golden  urn  shall  break,  and  useless  lie, 

Amid  the  common  ruins  of  the  sky ; 
The  stars  rush  headlong  in  the  wild  commotion, 
And  bathe  their  glittering  foreheads  in  the  ocean. 

5  But  fixed,  O  God !  forever  stands  thy  throne ; 
Jehovah  reigns,  a  universe  alone  : 

The  eternal  fire  that  feeds  each  vital  flame, 
Collected,  or  diffused,  is  still  the  same : 
He  dwells  within  his  own  unfathomed  essence, 
And  fills  all  space  with  his  unbounded  presence. 

6  But  Oh !  our  highest  notes  the  theme  debase, 
And  silence  is  our  least  injurious  praise  : 
Cease,  cease,  your  songs  ;  the  daring  flight  control ; 
Revere  him  in  the  stillness  of  the  soul : 

With  silent  duty  meekly  bend  before  him, 
And  deep,  within  your  inmost  hearts,  adore  him. 

Mrs.  Barbauld. 

51.   C.  M. 

The  Coming  and  Kingdom  of  Christ.     Ps.  xcviii. 

1  Joy  to  the  world !  the  Lord  is  come ; 
The  long-predicted  king : 
Let  every  heart  prepare  him  room, 
And  heaven  and  nature  sing. 

(63) 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

2  Joy  to  the  earth !  the  Saviour  reigns ; 

Let  men  their  songs  employ, 
While  fields  and  floods,  rocks,  hills,  and  plain' 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3  No  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  grow, 

Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground ; 
He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow, 
To  earth's  remotest  bound. 

4  Thus  God  displays  his  truth  and  grace, 

And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  of  his  righteousness, 
And  wonders  of  his  love. 

Watts,  altU 

52.  c.  m. 

God  Kind  and  Merciful.    Ps.  cxlv.  14—19. 

1  Let  every  tongue  thy  goodness  speak, 

Thou  sovereign  Lord  of  all! 
Thy  strengthening  hands  uphold  the  weak, 
And  raise  the  poor  that  fall. 

2  When  sorrow  bows  the  spirit  down, 

Or  want  assails  the  breast, 
Thy  love  can  smooth  the  invader's  frown, 
And  give  the  mourner  rest. 

3  The  Lord  supports  our  tottering  days, 

And  guides  our  giddy  youth ; 

Holy  and  just  are  all  his  ways, 

And  all  his  words  are  truth. 

4  He  knows  the  pain  his  servants  feel, 

He  hears  his  children  cry; 
And  their  best  wishes  to  fulfil, 
His  grace  is  ever  nieh. 

(«) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP.  ^ 

5  His  mercy  never  will  remove 
From  men  of  heart  sincere, — 
From  those,  whose  humble,  fervent  love 
Is  joined  with  holy  fear. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

53.    7  s.  M. 

The  Perfections  and  Providence  of  God.     Pa.  exxxvi. 

1  Let  us  with  a  joyful  mind 
Praise  the  Lord,  for  he  is  kind ; 
For  his  mercies  shall  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

2  Let  us  sound  his  name  abroad, 
For  of  gods  he  is  the  God; 
Who  by  wisdom  did  create 
Heaven's  expanse,  and  all  its  state: 

3  Did  the  solid  earth  ordain 
How  to  rise  above  the  main: 
Who,  by  his  commanding  might, 
Fill'd  the  new  made  world  with  light: 

4  Caus'd  the  golden  tressed  sun, 
All  the  day  his  course  to  run ; 
And  the  moon  to  shine  by  night, 
Mid  her  spangled  sisters  bright. 

5  All  his  creatures  God  does  feed, 
His  full  hand  supplies  their  need: 
Let  us  therefore  warble  forth 
His  high  majesty  and  worth. 

6  He  his  mansion  hath  on  high, 

Above  the  reach  of  mortal  eye ; 

And  his  mercies  shall  endure, 

Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

Milton. 
(65)  F  2 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

54.  7  s.   M. 

Praise  to  God,  the  Sovereign  King.    Ps.  cxxxvi. 

1  Lift  your  voice,  and  joyful  sing 
Praises  to  your  heavenly  King ; 
For  his  mercies  far  extend, 
And  his  bounty  knows  no  end. 

2  Honour  pay  to  heaven's  high  Lord, 
And  his  wondrous  deeds  record ; 
Through  the  various  realms  of  earth, 
Praise  him  all  of  human  birth : 

3  Him,  whose  wisdom,  throned  on  high, 
Built  the  mansions  of  the  sky ; 
And  the  orbs  that  gild  the  pole, 
Bade  through  boundless  ether  roll : 

4  Him,  who,  o'er  this  earthly  ball, 
Looks  with  equal  eye  on  all, 
And  to  every  thing  which  lives, 
Rich  supplies  of  blessings  gives. 

5  To  the  great  eternal  King, 
Raise  your  voice,  and  joyful  sing ; 
For  his  mercies  wide  extend, 
And  his  bounty  knows  no  end. 

Merrick. 

55.  L.  M. 

The  House  of  God. 

1  Lo !  God  is  here  ;  let  us  adore, 
And  humbly  bow  before  his  face  : 
Let  all  within  us  feel  his  power, 
Let  all  within  us  seek  his  sjrace. 


C66) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  L   . 

2  Lo !  God  is  here  :  him  day  and  night 
United  choirs  of  angels  sing : 

To  him,  enthroned  above  all  height, 
Heaven's  host  their  noblest  praises  bring. 

3  Being  of  beings  !  may  our  praise 
Thy  courts  with  grateful  incense  fill : 
Still  may  we  stand  before  thy  face, 
Still  hear  and  do  thy  sovereign  will. 

4  More  of  thy  presence,  Lord  !  impart ; 
More  of  thine  image  may  we  bear : 
Erect  thy  throne  within  our  heart, 
And  reign  without  a  rival  there. 

Salisbury  Coll. 

56.  c.  m. 

Unprofitableness  under  Gospel  Privileges. 

1  Long  have  we  sat  beneath  the  sound 

Of  thy  salvation,  Lord  ! 
Yet  still  how  weak  our  faith  is  found, 
And  knowledge  of  thy  word ! 

2  How  cold  and  feeble  is  our  love ! 

How  negligent  our  fear ! 
How  low  our  hope  of  joys  above ! 
How  few  affections  there ! 

3  Lord !  ere  our  feet  again  retire 

From  this  devoted  place, 
Our  feeble  purposes  inspire 
With  thine  awakening  grace. 

4  Oh !  shed  anew  through  every  heart 

A  glow  of  love  divine  ; 
Nor  let  thy  fear  from  us  depart, 

Till  we  are  wholly  thine. 

Wafts,  parllv. 
£67) 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CI.OSK 

57.  p.  m. 

The  Divine  Blessing  implored. 

1  Lord  !  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing, 
Hope  and  comfort  from  above ; 
Let  us  each  thy  peace  possessing, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love : 

Still  support  us 
While  in  duty's  path  we  move. 

£  Thanks  we  give,  and  adoration, 
For  thy  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 
May  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation 
In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound : 

May  thy  presence 
With  us  evermore  be  found. 

Toplady's  Coll.  alt'd. 

58.  c.  m. 

Worship  of  the  God  of  Holiness.     Ps.  v. 

1  Lord  !  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear 

My  voice  ascending  high; 
To  thee  will  I  direct  my  prayer, 
To  thee  lift  up  mine  eye. 

2  Then  to  thy  house  will  I  resort, 

To  taste  thy  mercies  there ; 
I  will  frequent  thy  holy  court, 
And  worship  in  thy  fear. 

3  O  may  thy  spirit  guide  my  feet 

In  ways  of  truth  and  grace ! 
Make  every  path  of  duty  straight 
And  plain  before  my  face.  , 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  fcc 

4  Thou  art  a  God  before  whose  sight 

The  wicked  shall  not  stand ; 

Sinners  shall  ne'er  be  thy  delight, 

Nor  dwell  at  thy  right  hand. 

5  But  they  who  love  and  fear  thy  name, 

Shall  see  their  hopes  fulfilled; 
The  mighty  God  will  compass  them 
With  favour,  as  a  shield. 

Watts,  altM. 

59.   L.   M. 

1  There  reinaineth  a  Rest  for  the  People  of  God.'   Heb.  iv.  9. 

1  Lord  of  the  Sabbath  !   hear  our  vows. 
On  this  thy  day,  in  this  thy  house  ; 
And  own,  as  grateful  sacrifice, 

The  songs,  which  in  thy  temple  rise. 

2  Thine  earthly  sabbaths,  Lord  !  we  love  ; 
But  there's  a  nobler  rest  above  ; 

To  that  our  longing  souls  aspire, 
With  cheerful  hope,  and  strong  desire. 

3  No  more  fatigue,  no  more  distress, 

Nor  sin,  nor  death,  shall  reach  the  place  ; 
No  groans  shall  mingle  with  the  songs. 
Which  dwell  upon  immortal  tongues. 

4  No  gloomy  cares  shall  there  annoy, 
No  conscious  guilt  di:turb  our  joy ; 
But  every  doubt  and  fear  shall  cease, 
And  perfect  love  give  perfect  peace. 

5  When  shall  that  glorious  day  begin. 
Beyond  the  reach  of  death  or  sin  ; 
Whose  sun  shall  never  more  decline. 
But  with  unfading  lustre  shine  ! 

Doddridge. 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

60.  H.   M. 

Delight  in  Public  Worship.    Ps.  lxxxiv. 

1  Lord  of  the  worlds  above ! 
How  pleasant  and  how  fair 
The  dwellings  of  thy  love, 
Thine  earthly  temples  are  ! 

To  thine  abode  My  heart  aspires, 

With  warm  desires,  To  see  my  God. 

2  O  happy  souls  that  pray 
Where  God  appoints  to  hear ! 
O  happy  men  that  pay 
Their  constant  service  there ! 

They  praise  thee  still ;         And  happy  they 
Who  love  the  way  To  Zion's  hill. 

3  They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 
Through  this  dark  vale  of  tears, 
Till  each  arrives  at  length, 

Till  each  in  heaven  appears  : 

0  glorious  seat,  When  God  our  King 
Shall  thither  bring  Our  willing  feet ! 

Watts. 

61.  C.  M. 

Universal  Goodness  of  God. 

1  Lord  !  thou  art  good ;  all  nature  shows 

Its  mighty  Author  kind  : 
Thy  bounty  through  creation  flows, 
Full,  free,  and  unconfinrd. 

(70) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  fcc 

2  The  whole  and  every  part  proclaims 

Thine  infinite  good  will ; 
It  shines  in  stars,  it  flows  in  streams. 
And  bursts  from  every  hill. 

3  It  fills  the  wide  extended  main, 

And  heavens  which  spread  more  wide , 
It  drops  in  gentle  showers  of  rain, 
And  rolls  in  every  tide. 

4  Long  hath  it  been  diffused  abroad, 

Through  ages  past  and  gone ; 
And  its  rich  stores,  all  bounteous  God  ! 
Shall  still  keep  flowing  on. 

5  Through  the  vast  whole  it  pours  supplies  \ 

Spreads  joy  through  all  its  parts  : 
O  may  such  love  attract  our  eyes, 
And  captivate  our  hearts  ! 

6  High  admiration  let  it  raise, 

And  kind  affection  move  ; 
Employ  our  tongues  in  songs  of  praise, 
And  fill  our  hearts  with  love  ! 

Browne,  alt'd, 

62.  p.  m. 

4  The  Day  is  thine,  the  Night  also  is  thine.'   Ps.  Ixxir.  16—1 

1   My  God  !  all  nature  owns  thy  sway  ; 
Thou  giv'st  the  night  and  thou  the  day : 
When  all  thy  loved  creation  wakes, 
When  morning,  rich  in  lustre,  breaks, 
And  bathes  in  dew  the  opening  flower, 
To  thee  we  owe  her  fragrant  hour ; 
And  when  she  pours  her  choral  song. 
Her  melodies  to  thee  belong:. 

(71) 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

2  Or  when,  in  paler  tints  arrayed, 

The  evening  slowly  spreads  her  shade ; 
That  soothing  shade,  that  grateful  gloom. 
Can  more  than  day's  enlivening  bloom, 
Still  every  fond  and  vain  desire, 
And  calmer,  purer  thoughts  inspire  ; 
From  earth  the  pensive  spirit  free, 
And  lead  the  softened  heart  to  thee. 

3  In  every  scene  thy  hands  have  dressed, 
In  every  form  by  thee  impressed, 
Upon  the  mountain's  awful  head, 

Or  where  the  sheltering  woods  are  spread  5 
In  every  note  that  swells  the  gale, 
Or  tuneful  stream  that  cheers  the  vale, 
The  cavern's  depth,  or  echoing  grove, — 
A  voice  is  heard  of  praise  and  love. 

4  As  o'er  thy  work  the  seasons  roll, 

And  sooth,  with  change  of  bliss,  the  soul, 
O  never  may  their  smiling  train 
Pass  o'er  the  human  sense  in  vain  ! 
But  oft,  as  on  their  charms  we  gaze, 
Attune  the  wandering  soul  to  praise  ; 
And  be  the  joys  that  most  we  prize, 
The  joys  that  from  thy  favour  rise  ! 

Miss  Williams. 

63.   L.   M. 

The  Greatness  of  God.    Ps.  cxlv. 

1  My  God  !  my  King !  O  may  thy  praise 
Fill  all  the  remnant  of  my  days  ; 
Thy  grace  employ  my  humble  tongue, 
And  after  death  exalt  my  song  ! 

2  May  every  opening  morning  bear 
Some  thankful  tribute  to  thine  ear ; 
And  every  setting  sun  still  see 

New  works  of  duty  done  for  thee !         (72) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  A    . 

3  Thy  works  with  boundless  glory  shine, 
And  speak  thy  majesty  divine  ; 

Let  land  to  land  aloud  proclaim 
The  matchless  honour  of  thy  name. 

4  But  who  can  speak  thy  wondrous  deeds  ! 
Thy  greatness  all  our  thoughts  exceeds  : 
Vast  and  unsearchable  thy  ways ; 

Vast  and  immortal  be  thy  praise  ! 

Watts. 

64.   s.  m. 

Seeking  God.     Ps.  lxiii. 

1  My  God  !  permit  my  tongue 
This  joy,  to  call  thee  mine ; 

And  let  my  earnest  cries  prevail, 
To  taste  thy  love  divine. 

2  For  life  without  thy   love, 
No  relish  can  afford  ; 

No  joy  can  be  compared  with  this. 
To  serve  and  please  the  Lord. 

3  To  thee  I'll  lift  my  hands, 
And  praise  thee  while  I  live ; 

Not  all  that  earth  and  sense  can  yield, 
So  pure  a  pleasure  give. 

4  Since  thou  hast  been  my  help, 
To  thee  my  spirit  flies ; 

And  on  thy  watchful  providence 
My  cheerful  hope  relies. 

5  The  shadow  of  thy  wings 
My  soul  in  safety  keeps  ; 

I  follow  where  my  Father  leads, 
And  he  supports  my  steps. 

Watts, 
(73)  G 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

65.  p.  m. 

Thanksgiving  and  Praise, 
My  soul !  praise  the  Lord, 

Speak  good  of  his  name ; 
His  mercies  record, 

His  bounties  proclaim : 
To  God,  their  Creator, 

Let  all  creatures  raise, 
The  song  of  thanksgiving, 

The  chorus  of  praise ! 
Though,  hid  from  man's  sight 

God  sits  on  his  throne, 
Yet  here,  by  his  works, 

Their  Author  is  known : 
The  world  shines  a  mirror 

Its  Maker  to  show, 
And  heaven  views  its  image 

Reflected  below. 

Those  agents  of  power, 

Fire,  water,  earth,  sky, 
Attest  the  dread  might 

Of  God  the  Most  High  ; 
Who  rides  on  the  whirlwind 

While  clouds  veil  his  form  ; 
Who  smiles  in  the  sunbeam, 

Or  frowns  in  the  storm. 
By  knowledge  supreme, 

By  wisdom  divine, 
God  governs  this  earth 

With  gracious  design  : 
O'er  beast,  bird,  and  insect, 

His  providence  reigns, 
Whose  will  first  created, 

Whose  love  still  sustains. 


(74) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  fee. 

5  And  man,  his  last  work. 
With  reason  endued. 
Who,  falling  through  sin, 
By  grace  is  renewed; 
To  God,  his  Creator, 
Let  man  ever  raise 
The  song  of  thanksgiving, 
The  chorus  of  praise  ! 

Park. 

66.  p.  m. 

Praise  to  God  from  all  Nature.     Ps.  cxlviii 

1  O  azure  vaults  !  O  crystal  sky  ! 
The  world's  transparent  canopy  ! 

Break  your  long  silence,  and  let  mortals  know. 
With  what  contempt  you  look  on  things  below. 

2  O  light !  thou  fairest,  first  of  things, 
From  whom  all  joy,  all  beauty  springs  : 

O  praise  the  almighty  Ruler  of  the  globe, 
Who  useth  thee  as  his  imperial  robe  ! 

3  Great  eye  of  all !  whose  glorious  ray 
Rules  the  bright  empire  of  the  day ; 

O  praise  his  name,  without  whose  purer  light. 
Thou  hadst  been  hid  in  an  abyss  of  night! 

4  Ye  mists  and  vapours,  hail  and  snow. 
And  you  who  through  the  concave  blow, 

Swift  to  perform  the  mandates  of  his  word, 
Whirlwinds  and  tempests,  praise  the  almighty  Lord ! 

5  Praise  him,  old  monuments  of  time  ! 
O  praise  him,  ye  in  youthful  prime  ! 

All  ye  who  shine  in  beauty's  excellence! 
And  praise  him.  thou  sweet  ace  of  innorenco  ! 

H5) 


INTRODUCTION  AJND  CLOSE 

6"  Let  the  wide  world  his  praises  sing, 
From  whom  its  various  blessings  spring : 
Let  echoing  anthems  make  his  praises  known, 
On  earth  his  footstool,  as  in  heaven  his  throne! 

Roscommon. 

67.  s.  m. 

Praise  for  Spiritual  and  Temporal  Blessings.     Ps.  ciii.  1 — 7. 

1  O  bless  the  Lord,  our  souls  ! 
Let  all  within  us  join, 

And  aid  our  tongues  to  bless  his  name, 
Whose  favours  are  divine. 

2  O  bless  the  Lord,  our  souls ! 
Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 

Forgotten  in  unthankfulness, 
And  without  praises  die. 

3  'Tis  he  forgives  our  sins, 
'Tis  he  relieves  our  pain ; 

5 Tis  he  that  heals  our  sicknesses, 
And  gives  us  strength  again. 

4  He  crowns  our  lives  with  love, 
When  rescued  from  the  grave ; 

He,  who  redeems  our  souls  from  death, 
From  every  ill  can  save. 

5  He  fills  the  poor  with -good  ; 
He  gives  the  sufferers  rest ; 

The  Lord  hath  judgments  for  the  proud, 
And  mercy  for  the  oppressed. 

6  His  wondrous  works  and  ways 
He  made  by  Moses  known ; 

But  sent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace 
By  his  beloved  Son. 

Watts. 
(76) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP.  &. 

68.  p.  m. 

The  God  and  Father  of  Christ  to  be  praised. 

1  O  come,  all  ye  sons  of  Adam!  and  raise 
A  song  unto  God  :  how  lovely  his  praise  ! 
Adore  him  who  reigns  in  his  glory  above, 
And  fills  the  wide  earth  with  the  tokens  of  love. 

2  His  breath  is  your  life  ;  your  reason,  a  ray 
Effused  from  his  light  to  guide  all  your  way : 
He  heals  your  diseases,  your  wants  he  supplies. 
And  wipes  away  tears  from  the  penitent's  eyes. 

3  Dash  down  your  false  gods  of  silver  and  stone; 
Jehovah  is  God  ;  him  worship  alone  : 

His  prophet,  his  Son,  his  salvation  receive ; 
Flee,  flee  from  perdition,  obey  him  and  live. 

4  O  Father  of  men !  in  mercy  command 
The  gospel  to  shine  throughout  every  land ; 
That,  far  as  the  sun  e'er  diffuses  his  flame, 
Thy  praises  may  rise  in  Messiah's  great  name. 

Scott, 
69.     8,  8,  6   M. 

The  Power  and  Goodness  of  God. 

1  O  come  and  sing  your  Maker's  name  ! 
With  cheerful  thanks  his  praise  proclaim, 

For  ye  are  all  his  own, — 
All,  from  the  angel  to  the  worm: 
The  vernal  breeze,  the  raging  storm, 

Confe§s  him  Lord  alone. 

2  He  gives  the  world  yon  orb  of  light, 
He  bids  the  moon  shine  mildly  bright, 

He  wields  the  balanced  earth  ; 

(77)  G  2 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSK 

He  makes  the  seasons  duly  yield ; 
His  dews  refresh  the  grassy  field, 
And  give  its  treasures  birth* 

3  'Tis  God,  who  swells  the  tender  seeds, 
And  man  with  strengthening  bread  provides, 

And  heart-rejoicing  wine : 
He  holds  the  lightning  in  his  hand ; 
The  host  of  heaven,  the  sea,  the  land, 

Confess  his  power  divine. 

4  His  rainbow  still  proclaims  on  high, 
That  mercy,  to  repentance  nigh, 

Which  never  shall  abate; 
The  morning  on  the  midnight  calls, 
The  day  exclaims,  'till  evening  falls, 

That  God  is  good  and  great : — 

5  Great,  when  the  thunder  rolls  along; 
Great,  in  the  streams  of  ocean  strong, 

The  light,  the  fountains  sweet : 
Great  God !  if  thus  thy  praises  be, 
Make  this  devoted  heart  for  thee 

A  sanctuary  meet. 

*  Translated  from  the  German. 

70.    L.    M. 

Praise  to  the  One  Supreme.     Ps.  xcv. 

1  O  come,  loud  anthems  let  us  sing, 
Loud  thanks  to  our  almighty  King! 
For  we  our  voices  high  should  raise, 
When  our  salvation's  rock  we  praise. 

2  O  let  us  to  his  courts  repair 
And  bow  with  adoration  there ; 
To  him  address  in  joyful  songs 

The  praise  that  to  his  name  belongs ! 

(78) 


UK  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  fcc. 

3  For  God  the  Lord,  enthroned  in  state. 
Is  with  unrivalled  glory  great ; 

His  mercy,  highest  heaven  transcends, 
His  truth,  beyond  the  clouds  extends. 

4  Be  thou,  O  God !  exalted  high ; 
And  as  thy  glory  fills  the  sky, 
So  let  it  be  on  earth  displayed, 
Till  thou  art  here,  as  there,  obeyed. 

Tate,  transposed. 

71.  c.  M. 

Jacob's  Vow.     Gen.  xxviii.  20 — 22. 

1  O  God  of  Bethel !  by  whose  hand 

Thy  people  still  are  fed ; 
Who,  through  this  weary  pilgrimage, 
Hast  all  our  fathers  led  : 

2  Our  vows,  our  prayers,  we  now  present 

Before  thy  throne  of  grace  : 

God  of  our  fathers!  be  the  God 

Of  their  succeeding  race. 

3  Through  each  perplexing  path  of  life, 

Our  wandering  footsteps  guide ; 
Give  us  each  day  our  daily  bread, 
And  raiment  fit  provide. 

4  Oh !  spread  thy  covering  wings  around, 

Till  all  our  wanderings  cease, 
And  at  our  Father's  loved  abode 
Our  souls  arrive  in  peace. 

5  To  thee,  as  to  our  covenant  God, 

We'll  our  whole  souls  resign  ; 
And  thankful  own,  that  all  we  are, 
And  all  we  have  is  thine. 

Doddridge. 
f79) 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSP: 

72.  c.  m. 

Te  Deum. 

1  0  God  !  we  praise  thee,  and  confess 

That  thou  the  only  Lord 
And  everlasting  Father  art, 
By  all  the  earth  adored. 

2  To  thee,  all  angels  cry  aloud ; 

To  thee  the  powers  on  high, 
Both  cherubim  and  seraphim, 
Continually  do  cry  : 

3  O  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 

Whom  heavenly  hosts  obey, 
The  world  is  with  the  glory  filled 
Of  thy  majestic  sway ! 

4  The  apostles'  glorious  company, 

And  prophets  crowned  with  light, 
With  all  the  martyrs'  noble,  host, 
Thy  constant  praise  recite. 

5  The  holy  church  throughout  the  world, 

O  Lord !  confesses  thee ; 
That  thou  the  eternal  Father  art, 
Of  boundless  majesty. 


Patrick. 


73.  c.  m. 


Imploring  the  Compassion  of  God. 

O  God  !  whose  dread  and  dazzling  brow 

Love  never  yet  forsook ; 
On  those  who  seek  thy  presence  now, 

In  deep  compassion  look. 

(30) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  fcc. 

2  For  many  a  frail  and  erring  heart 

Is  in  thy  holy  sight, 
And  feet  too  willing  to  depart 
From  the  plain  way  of  right. 

3  Yet,  pleased  the  humble  prayer  to  hear, 

And  kind  to  all  that  live, 
Thou,  when  thou  seest  the  contrite  tear, 
Art  ready  to  forgive. 

4  Lord !  aid  us  with  thy  heavenly  grace 

Our  truest  bliss  to  find ; 
Nor  sternly  judge  our  erring  race, 
So  feeble  and  so  blind. 


74.   L.  M. 

Acceptable  Worship. 

1  O  how  delightful  is  the  road 
That  leads  us  to  thy  temple,  Lord ! 
With  joy  we  visit  thine  abode, 
And  seek  the  treasures  of  thy  word, 

2  O  heavenly  treasures  !  glorious  light ! 
From  ancient  sages  long  concealed  ; 
Till  Christ  restored  the  feeble  sight, 
And  God's  unchanging  word  revealed. 

3  For  thee,  O  Lord  !  our  thoughts  prepare 
The  sacrifice  thy  love  demands ; 

A  soul  repentant  and  sincere, 

A  grateful  heart,  and  liberal  hands. 

J.  Taylor. 


(31) 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSK 

75.  c.  m. 

God  the  Creator. 

1  O  Lord,  how  excellent  thy  name ! 

How  glorious  to  behold, 
Engraven  fair  on  all  thy  works 
In  characters  of  gold ! 

2  On  heaven's  immeasurable  face, 

In  lines  immensely  great ; 
In  small,  on  every  leaf  and  flower, 
Creator  God  is  writ. 

3  Though  reason  be  not  given  to  all, 

Nor  voice  to  thee,  O  sun! 
Their  Maker  all  proclaim,  and  here 
Their  language  is  but  one. 

4  From  land  to  land,  from  world  to  world, 

Thy  fame  is  echoed  round; 
And  ages,  as  they  pass,  transmit 
The  never-dying  sound. 

5  Angels,  the  eldest  sons  of  God, 

Began  the  lofty  song  ; 
They  saw  the  heavens  expand  abroad, 
And  earth  on  nothing  hung. 

6  Then  man,  the  last  and  noblest  work 

Of  all  this  lower  frame. 
With  the  first  vital  breath  he  drew, 
Confessed  from  whence  he  came. 

7  O  let  us  all  give  praise  to  God, 

And  magnify  his  name ; 
The  wonders  of  his  power  and  love 
Let  the  whole  world  proclaim  I 

Grove. 
(82) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  «. 

76.  P.  M. 

Praise  to  God. 

1  O  praise  ye  the  Lord  !  prepare  a  new  song. 
And  let  all  his  saints  in  full  concert  join  : 
With  voices  united  the  anthem  prolong, 
And  show  forth  his  praises  with  music  divine. 

2  Let  praise  to  the  Lord,  who  made  us,  ascend  ; 
Let  each  grateful  heart  be  glad  in  its  King  ; 
The  God  whom  we  worship,  our  songs  will  attend.. 
And  view  with  complacence  the  offering  we  bring. 

3  Be  joyful,  ye  saints  !  sustained  by  his  might, 
And  let  your  glad  song  awake  with  each  morn  ; 
For  those  who  obey  him  are  still  his  delight, 
His  hand  with  salvation  the  meek  will  adorn. 

4  Then  praise  ye  the  Lord !  prepare  a  glad  song, 
And  let  all  his  saints  in  full  concert  join  : 
With  voices  united  the  anthem  prolong, 

And  show  forth  his  praises  with  music  divine. 

Doddridge. 

77.  p.  m. 

Praise  to  the  Supreme  Ruler  and  Judge. 

1   O  sing  to  the  Lord  a  new  song ! 

Let  the  universe  join  in  the  strain  ; 
Each  day  the  glad  tribute  prolong, 
His  wonders,  his  glory  maintain. 
Let  gratitude  bless  the  kind  power 

From  whom  our  salvation  descends  : 
How  great  is  the  God  we  adore  ! 

How  rich  are  the  blessings  he  sends ! 
(?3) 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

2  In  the  beauty  of  holiness  bow  : 

O  worship  with  fear  and  with  love! 
How  solemn  his  temples  below  ! 

How  glorious  his  presence  above  ! 
Proclaim  to  the  nations  around, 

That  our  God,  the  Omnipotent,  reigns, 
Whose  righteousness  space  cannot  bound, 

Whose  purpose  unaltered  remains ! 

3  O  let  the  wide  heavens  rejoice, 

The  earth  with  her  myriads  be  glad ! 
The  ocean  shall  join  his  loud  voice, 

And  the  woods  in  rich  verdure  be  clad : 
Rejoice !  for  the  Lord  is  at  hand ; 

Prepare !  for  his  judgment  is  nigh  : 
Before  him  all  nations  shall  stand ; 

No  guilt  from  his  justice  can  fly. 

t  J.  Taylor, 

78.  L.  M. 

Divine  Light  and  Guidance  implored. 

1  O  Source  of  uncreated  light ! 

By  whom  the  worlds  were  raised  from  night. 
Come,  visit  every  pious  mind ; 
Come,  pour  thy  joys  on  human  kind. 

2  Plenteous  in  grace,  descend  from  high, 
Rich  in  thy  matchless  energy ; 

From  sin  and  sorrow  set  us  free, 
And  make  us  temples  worthy  thee. 

3  Chase  from  our  path  each  noxious  foe, 
And  peace,  the  fruit  of  love,  bestow ; 
And,  lest  our  feet  should  step  astray, 
Protect  and  guide  us  in  our  way. 

Dryden. 
(84) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  &c. 

79.    L.    M. 

Praise  to  the  Lord  of  Nature. 

1  O  thou,  through  all  thy  works  adored  ! 
Great  Power  Supreme  !  Almighty  Lord  ! 
Author  of  life,  whose  sovereign  sway 
Creatures  of  every  tribe  obey ! 

2  To  thee,  Most  High  !  to  thee  belong 
The  suppliant  prayer,  the  joyful  song  ; 
To  thee  will  we  attune  our  voice, 
And  in  thy  wondrous  works  rejoice. 

3  Planets,  those  wandering  worlds  above, 
Guided  by  thee,  incessant  move  ; 
Suns,  kindled  by  a  ray  divine, 

In  honour  of  their  Maker  shine. 

4  From  thee  proceed  heaven's  varied  store, 
The  changing  wind,  the  fruitful  shower, 
The  flying  cloud,  the  coloured  bow, 
The  moulded  hail,  the  feathered  snow. 

5  Tempests  obey  thy  mighty  will  5 
Thine  awful  mandate  to  fulfil, 
The  forked  lightnings  dart  around, 
And  rive  the  oak,  and  blast  the  ground. 

6  The  varying  seasons  all  are  thine, 
All  governed  by  thy  hand  divine  ; 
Supporting,  through  thy  constant  care, 
The  tribes  of  earth,  and  sea,  and  air. 

7  To  thee,  of  life  the  eternal  spring, 
Invisible,  all-powerful  King, 

One  chorus  let  all  creatures  raise, 
One  hymn  of  universal  praise. 

Enfiel-.I. 
(85)  H 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

80.  c.  m. 

Divine  Condescension.    Ps.  viii. 

1  O  thou,  to  whom  all  creatures  bow, 

Within  this  earthly  frame ! 
Through  all  the  world,  how  great  art  thou  I 
How  glorious  is  thy  name  ! 

2  When  heaven,  thy  glorious  work  on  high, 

Employs  my  wondering  sight ; 
The  moon  that  nightly  rules  the  sky 
With  stars  of  feebler  light ; — 

3  Lord,  what  is  man,  that  he  is  blessed 

With  thy  peculiar  care  ! 
Why  on  his  offspring  is  conferred, 
Of  love  so  large  a  share  ! 

4  Him  next  in  power  thou  didst  create 

To  thy  celestial  train  ; 
Ordained  with  dignity  and  might 
O'er  all  thy  works  to  reign. 

5  AH,  his  imperial  will  obey  : 

The  beast  that  treads  the  plain  ; 
The  bird  that  wings  its  airy  way ; 
The  fish  that  skims  the  main. 

6  O  thou,  to  whom  all  creatures  bow, 

Within  this  earthly  frame  ! 
Through  all  the  world,  how  great  art  thou  ! 
How  glorious  is  thy  name  ! 

Tate,  alt'd. 
(8ff) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  Sec. 

81.    10s.  M. 
Divine  Light  implored. 

1  O  thou,  whose  power  o'er  moving  worlds  presides ! 
Whose  voice  created,  and  whose  wisdom  guides  ! 
On  darkling  man,  in  pure  effulgence  shine, 

And  cheer  the  clouded  mind  with  light  divine. 

2  5Tis  thine  alone  to  calm  the  pious  breast 
With  silent  confidence,  and  holy  rest ; 

From  thee,  great  God !  we  spring,  to  thee  we  tend  \ 
Path,  motive,  guide,  original,  and  end. 

t  Dr.  Johnson. 

82.   8&7s.M. 

All  Creatures  invoked  to  praise  God. 

1  Praise  the  Lord  !  ye  heavens  adore  him  ; 

Praise  him,  angels  in  the  height ; 
Sun  and  moon  rejoice  before  him  ; 

Praise  him,  all  ye  stars  of  light ! 
Praise  the  Lord,  for  he  hath  spoken  ; 

Worlds  his  mighty  voice  obeyed  ; 
Laws,  which  never  can  be  broken, 

For  their  guidance  he  hath  made. 

2  Praise  the  Lord,  for  he  is  glorious, 

Never  shall  his  promise  fail; 
God  hath  made  his  saints  victorious, 
Sin  and  death  shall  not  prevail : 
Praise  the  God  of  our  salvation, 

Hosts  on  high  his  power  proclaim  ; 
Heaven  and  earth,  and  all  creation, 
Praise  and  magnify  his  name  ! 

+  Dublin  Coll. 
(87) 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

83.   7  s.   M. 

Praise  to  God  in  Prosperity  and  Adversity.    Hab.  iii.  17,  18. 

1  Praise  to  God,  immortal  praise, 
For  the  love  that  crowns  our  days ; 
Bounteous  Source  of  every  joy  ! 
Let  thy  praise  our  tongues  employ  : 

2  For  the  blessings  of  the  field  ; 
For  the  stores  the  gardens  yield ; 
For  the  vine's  exalted  juice; 
For  the  generous  olive's  use. 

3  Flocks  that  whiten  all  the  plain  ; 
Yellow  sheaves  of  ripened  grain  ; 
Clouds  that  drop  their  fattening  dews  ; 
Suns  that  temperate  warmth  diffuse : 

4  All  that  spring,  with  bounteous  hand, 
Scatters  o'er  the  smiling  land  ; 

All  that  liberal  autumn  pours 
From  her  rich  o'erflowing  stores  : 

5  These  to  thee,  our  God  !  we  owe, 
Source  whence  all  our  blessings  flow  I 
And  for  these  our  souls  shall  raise 
Grateful  vows,  and  solemn  praise. 

6  Yet  should  rising  whirlwinds  tear 
From  its  stem  the  ripening  ear  ; 
Should  the  fig-tree's  blasted  shoot 
Drop  her  green  untimely  fruit : 

7  Should  the  vine  put  forth  no  more, 
Nor  the  olive  yield  her  store  : 
Though  the  sickening  flocks  should  fall, 
And  the  herds  desert  the  stall : 

8  Should  thine  altered  hand  restrain 
The  earlv  and  the  latter  rain ; 

(88) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  ^  . 

Blast  each  opening  bud  of  joy. 
And  the  rising  year  destroy : 
Still  to  thee  our  souls  shall  raise 
Grateful  vows  and  solemn  praise  ; 
And,  when  every  blessing's  flown, 
Love  thee  for  thyself  alone. 

Mrs.  Barbauld. 

84.      8  &  7s.    M. 
The  God  of  Mercy  adored. 

1  Praise  to  God,  the  great  Creator, 

Bounteous  Source  of  every  joy  ; 
He  whose  hand  upholds  all  nature, 

He  whose  word  can  all  destroy  ! 
Saints,  with  pious  zeal  attending, 

Now  the  grateful  tribute  raise  ; 
Solemn  songs  to  heaven  ascending, 

Join  the  universal  praise. 

2  Here  indulge  each  grateful  feeling ; 

Lowly  bend  with  contrite  souls  ; 
Here  his  milder  grace  revealing, 

Here  no  awful  thunder  rolls  : 
Lo  !  the  eternal  page  before  us 

Bears  the  covenant  of  his  love, 
Full  of  mercy  to  restore  us, 

Mercy  beaming  from  above. 

3  Every  secret  fault  confessing, 

Deed  unrighteous,  thought  of  sin, 
Seize,  O  seize  the  proffered  blessing, 

Grace  from  God.  and  peace  within ! 
Heart  and  voice  with  rapture  swelling, 

Still  the  song  of  glory  raise; 
On  the  theme  immortal  dwelling, 
Join  the  universal  praise. 

t.T.  Tavlor. 
(89)  H2 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSK 

85.     8&7s.  M. 
Universal  Praise. 

1  Praise  to  thee,  thou  great  Creator ! 

Praise  to  thee  from  every  tongue ; 
Join,  my  soul !  with  every  creature, 
Join  the  universal  song. 

2  For  ten  thousand  blessings  given, 

For  the  hope  of  future  joy, 
Sound  his  praise  through  earth  and  heaven, 
Sound  Jehovah's  praise  on  high. 

Fawcett. 

86.  L.   M. 

God's  Perfections,  and  his  Love  to  the  Righteous.     Ps.  cxlvii. 

1  Praise  ye  the  Lord !  'tis  good  to  raise 
Our  hearts  and  voices  in  his  praise  : 
His  nature  and  his  works  unite 

To  make  this  duty  our  delight. 

2  He  formed  the  stars,  those  heavenly  flames  ; 
He  counts  their  numbers,  calls  their  names  ; 
His  wisdom's  vast,  and  knows  no  bound  ; 
His  counsels  are  a  deep  profound. 

3  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  great  his  might ; 
Kind  are  his  ways,  his  judgments  right : 
He  loves  the  meek,  rewards  the  just, 
And  lifts  the  humble  from  the  dust. 

4  His  saints  are  precious  in  his  sight ; 
He  views  his  children  with  delight ; 
He  sees  their  hope,  he  knows  their  fear, 
Approves  and  owns  his  imag;e  there. 

Watts,  alt'd. 
(90) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  4c. 

87.    c.   M. 

Solemn  Call  to  Praise.     Ps.  xcv. 

1  Sing  to  the  Lord,  Jehovah's  name, 

And  in  his  strength  rejoice  ; 
When  his  salvation  is  our  theme, 
Exalted  be  our  voice. 

2  Repeat  his  praise  with  awe  profound  ; 

Let  knowledge  lead  the  song  ; 
Nor  mock  him  with  a  solemn  sound 
Upon  a  thoughtless  tongue. 

3  How  large  his  tender  mercies  are ! 

How  wide  his  power  extends ! 
On  his  beneficence  and  care 
The  universe  depends. 

4  Come,  and  with  humble  souls  adore  ; 

Come,  bow  before  his  face; 
O  may  the  creatures  of  his  power 
Be  children  of  his  grace ! 

Watts,  alt'd. 

88.  L.  M. 

God's  Names,  the  Encouragement  of  Faith.     Ps.  ix.  10. 

1  Sing  to  the  Lord,  who  loud  proclaims 
His  various  and  his  saving  names  5 

O  may  they  not  be  heard  alone, 
But  by  our  sure  experience  known ! 

2  Let  great  Jehovah  be  adored, 
The  eternal  all-surhcient  Lord ; 

He,  through  the  world,  Most  High  confessed, 
By  whom  'twas  formed,  and  is  possessed. 
(91) 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

3  Awake,  our  noblest  powers,  to  bless 
The  God  of  Abram,  God  of  peace  ; 
Now  by  a  dearer  title  known, 
Father  and  God  of  Christ  his  Son. 

4  Through  every  age  his  gracious  ear 
Is  open  to  his  servants'  prayer ; 
Nor  can  one  humble  soul  complain 
That  it  hath  sought  its  God  in  vain. 

5  What  unbelieving  heart  shall  dare 
In  whispers  to  suggest  a  fear, 

While  still  he  owns  his  ancient  name  ? 
The  same  his  power,  his  love  the  same ! 

6  To  thee  our  souls  in  faith  arise, 
To  thee  we  lift  expecting  eyes, 
And  boldly  through  the  desert  tread ; 
For  God  will  guard  where  God  shall  lead. 

Doddridge. 

89.  c.  m. 

The  Sabbath  of  the  Soul. 

1  Sleep,  sleep  to-day,  tormenting  cares, 

Of  earth  and  folly  born ! 
Ye  shall  not  dim  the  light  that  streams 
From  this  celestial  morn. 

2  To-morrow  will  be  time  enough 

To  feel  your  harsh  control ; 
Ye  shall  not  violate,  this  day, 
The  sabbath  of  the  soul. 

3  Sleep,  sleep  for  ever,  guilty  thoughts  ! 

Let  fires  of  vengeance  die ; 
And,  purged  from  sin,  may  we  behold 
A  God  of  purity ! 

Mrs.  Barbauld 
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OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  &c 

90.  c.  M. 

Close  of  the  Evening  Service. 

1  Soon  will  our  fleeting  hours  be  past  ; 

And,  as  the  setting  sun 
Now  leaves  the  clouds  in  yonder  west, 
Our  parting  beams  be  gone. 

2  May  he,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow, 

Our  sacred  rites  attend; 
Unite  our  hearts  in  wisdom's  ways, 
Till  life's  short  journey  end : 

3  And  as  the  rapid  sands  run  down, 

Our  virtue  still  improve ; 
Till  each  receive  the  glorious  crown 
Of  never-fading  love. 

Kippis'  Coll. 

91.  P.  M. 

Thanksgiving  for  Divine  Mercy. 

1  Sovereign  Lord  of  light  and  glory! 

Author  of  our  mortal  frame  ! 
Joyfully  we  bow  before  thee, 
And  extol  thy  holy  name : 

Hallelujah ! 
Ever  sacred  be  the  theme ! 

2  Kind  dispenser  of  each  blessing 

Which  surrounds  the  human  race  ! 
May  we,  gratefully  possessing, 
Still  adore  thy  boundless  grace  : 

Hallelujah ! 
Praise  to  God,  immortal  praise ! 
(93) 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

3  Thus,  with  humble  adoration, 

We  attend  before  thy  throne  ; 
And  with  grateful  exultation, 
Thine  abundant  mercy  own : 

Hallelujah! 
Praise  belongs  to  thee  alone ! 

4  In  thy  every  dispensation, 

Love  and  mercy  we  descry ; 
Thou,  the  God  of  our  salvation  ! 
To  preserve  us,  still  art  nigh : 

Hallelujah ! 
Glory  be  to  God  on  high  ! 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

92.   L.   M. 

Religious  Worship.     Ps.  xcii. 

1  Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God !  my  King ! 
To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks  and  sing  j 
To  show  thy  love  by  morning  light, 

And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  at  night. 

2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest, 
When  earthly  cares  forsake  the  breast, 
When  our  best  powers  to  God  we  raise, 
And  the  whole  heart's  attuned  to  praise, 

3  Our  souls  shall  triumph  in  the  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works  and  bless  his  word : 
His  works  of  grace,  how  bright  they  shine ! 
How  deep  his  counsels,  how  divine ! 

4  Lord !  may  we  walk  with  growing  strength 
Till  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  length, 
Till  all  before  thy  face  appear 

And  join  in  nobler  worship  there. 

(94) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  tc 

5  Then  shall  we  see,  and  hear,  and  know, 
All  we  desired,  or  wished,  below ; 
And  every  power  find  sweet  employ 
In  that  eternal  world  of  joy. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

93.  c.  m. 

The  Divine  Perfections  celebrated.     Ps.  xxxvi. 

1  The  glories,  Lord !  thy  works  proclaim, 

Our  pious  wonder  raise ; 
Thy  word  still  more  reveals  thy  name 
And  more  exalts  thy  praise. 

2  The  numerous  worlds  thy  hands  have  made. 

Thy  power  almighty  teach ; 
The  plans  thy  forming  wisdom  laid, 
Through  endless  ages  reach. 

3  Thy  righteousness  maintains  its  throne, 

Though  mountains  sink  to  dust ; 
Thy  judgments  are  a  deep  unknown, 
Yet  always  wise  and  just. 

4  Thy  mercies,  far  beyond  the  rounds 

Of  earth  and  heaven  extend; 
Thy  truth  outlives  the  narrow  bounds 
Where  time  and  nature  end. 

5  Unbounded  is  thy  goodness,  Lord ! 

How  bright  its  wonders  shine ! 
Of  present,  past,  and  future  good, 
The  glory  all  be  thine. 

6  Incline  us,  Lord !  as  in  thy  sight, 

To  keep  thy  holy  ways  ; 
And  all  our  noblest  powers  unite, 
To  celebrate  thv  praise. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

(as) 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

94.  L.  M. 

The  Excellency  and  final  Success  of  the  Gospel.    Ps.  xix. 

1  The  heavens  declare  thy  glory.  Lord! 
In  every  star  thy  wisdom  shines ; 

But  when  our  eyes  behold  thy  word, 
We  read  thy  name  in  fairer  lines. 

2  Sun,  moon,  and  stars  convey  thy  praise 
Round  the  whole  earth,  and  never  stand ; 
So  when  thy  truth  began  its  race, 

It  touched  and  glanced  on  every  land. 

3  Nor  shall  thy  spreading  gospel  rest, 

Till  through  the  world  thy  truth  has  run  ; 
Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blessed 
That  see  the  light,  or  feel  the  sun. 

4  O  may  his  noon-day  glory  rise, 

To  bless  the  world  with  heavenly  light ! 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise, 
Thy  laws  are  pure,  thy  judgments  right. 

5  Thy  richest  mercy  here  we  view, 
In  souls  renewed,  and  sins  forgiven ; 
Lord !  cleanse  our  sins,  our  souls  renew, 
And  make  thy  word  our  guide  to  heaven. 

Watts. 

95.  c.  m. 

God  may  be  worshipped  in  every  Place. 

1   The  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain 
The  universal  Lord ; 
Yet  he  in  humble  hearts  will  deign 
To  dwell,  and  be  adored. 

(96) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  &c. 

2  Where'er  ascends  the  sacrifice 

Of  fervent  praise  and  prayer, 

Or  on  the  earth,  or  in  the  skies, 

The  God  of  heaven  is  there. 

3  His  presence  is  diffused  abroad 

Through  realms,  through  worlds  unknown  ; 
Who  seek  the  mercies  of  our  God 
Are  ever  near  his  throne. 

t  Dreiman. 

96.    L.    M. 

The  Voice  of  Nature  proclaiming  God. 

1  There  is  a  God  all  nature  speaks, 
Through  earth,  and  air,  and  seas,  and  skies ; 
See,  from  the  clouds  his  glory  breaks, 
When  the  first  beams  of  morning  rise ! 

2  The  rising  sun  serenely  bright, 

O'er  the  wide  world's  extended  frame, 
Inscribes,  in  characters  of  light, 
His  mighty  Maker's  glorious  name. 

3  Diffusing  life,  his  influence  spreads, 
And  health  and  plenty  smile  around ; 
The  fruitful  fields,  and  verdant  meads, 
Are  with  a  thousand  blessings  crowned. 

4  The  flowery  tribes  all  blooming  rise, 
Above  the  faint  attempts  of  art ; 
Their  bright,  inimitable  dyes 
Speak  sweet  conviction  to  the  heart. 

5  What  man  that  views  creation  round, 
Can  fail  to  own  almighty  power  ? 
Confess  the  God  with  awe  profound, 
Come,  bow  before  him,  and  adore ! 

Mrs.  Steele. 
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INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

97.  C.  M. 

The  Majesty  of  God.     Ps.  xviii.  9—10. 

1  The  Lord  descended  from  above, 

And  bowed  the  heavens  most  high, 
And  underneath  his  feet  he  cast 
The  darkness  of  the  sky. 

2  On  cherubim  and  seraphim 

Full  royally  he  rode, 
And  on  the  wings  of  mighty  winds 
Came  flying  all  abroad. 

3  He  sat  serene  upon  the  floods 

Their  fury  to  restrain ; 
And  he,  as  sovereign  Lord  and  King, 
For  evermore  shall  reign. 

Sternhold. 

98.  L.  M. 

The  Voice  of  God  in  his  Works.     Ps.  xix.  1 — 6. 

1  The  spacious  firmament  on  high, 
With  all  the  blue  ethereal  sky, 

And  spangled  heavens,  a  shining  frame, 

Their  great  Original  proclaim. 

The  unwearied  sun,  from  day  to  day, 

Does  his  Creator's  power  display ; 

And  publishes  to  every  land, 

The  work  of  an  almighty  hand. 

2  Soon  as  the  evening  shades  prevail, 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale ; 
And  nightly  to  the  listening  earth, 
Repeats  the  story  of  her  birth : 

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OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP.  &c. 

While  all  the  stars  which  round  her  burn, 
And  all  the  planets  in  their  turn, 
Confirm  the  tidings  as  they  roll, 
And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole. 

3  What  though,  in  solemn  silence,  all 
Move  round  this  dark  terrestrial  ball; — 
What  though  nor  real  voice  nor  sound, 
Amid  their  radiant  orbs  be  found : — 
In  reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice, 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice  ; 
For  ever  singing,  as  they  shine, 
The  hand  that  made  us  is  divine. 

Addison. 

99.  L.  M. 

Instrumental  Duties  of  Religion  vain  without  Obedience. 

1  The  uplifted  eye  and  bended  knee 
Are  but  vain  homage,  Lord  !  to  thee  : 
In  vain  our  lips  thy  praise  prolong, 
The  heart  a  stranger  to  the  song. 

2  Can  rites,  and  forms,  and  naming  zeal, 
The  breaches  of  thy  precepts  heal  ? 
Or  fasts  and  penance  reconcile 

Thy  justice,  and  obtain  thy  smile  ? 

3  The  pure,  the  humble,  contrite  mind, 
Sincere,  and  to  thy  will  resigned, 

To  thee  a  nobler  offering  yields, 
Than  fragrant  groves,  or  fertile  fields. 

4  Love  God  and  man — this  great  command 
Doth  on  eternal  pillars  stand  : 

This  did  thine  ancient  prophets  teach, 
This  did  the  great  Messiah  preach. 

Scott. 
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INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSR 

100.  c.  M. 

Divine  Aid  implored. 

1  Thine  influence,  mighty  God !  is  felt, 

Through  nature's  ample  round; 
In  heaven,  on  earth,  through  air  and  skies. 
Thy  energy  is  found. 

2  Thy  sacred  influence,  Lord !  we  need 

To  form  our  hearts  anew ; 
O  cleanse  our  souls  from  every  sin, 
And  thy  salvation  show  ! 

3  Father  of  light !  thine  aid  impart 

To  guide  our  doubtful  way  ; 
Thy  truth  shall  scatter  every  cloud, 
And  make  a  glorious  day. 

4  Supported  by  thy  heavenly  grace, 

We'll  do  and  bear  thy  will ; 
That  grace  shall  make  each  burden  light, 
And  every  murmur  still. 

5  Cheered  by  thy  smiles,  we'll  fearless  tread 

The  gloomy  path  of  death ; 
And  with  the  hopes  of  endless  bliss, 
To  thee  resign  our  breath. 

Salisbury  Coll. 

101.  C.  M. 

For  the  Lord's  Day  Morning.    Ps.  cxviii.  24. 

1  This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made : 
He  calls  the  hours  his  own : 
Let  heaven  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad, 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 

C\0(T 


OK  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  fcc. 

2  This  day  arose  our  glorious  head, 

And  death's  dread  empire  fell ; 
This  day  the  saints  his  triumph  spread, 
And  all  its  wonders  tell. 

3  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  comes  to  men 

With  messages  of  grace  ; 
Who  comes,  in  God  his  Father's  name, 
To  save  our  sinful  race ! 

4  Hosanna !  in  the  highest  strains 

The  church  on  earth  can  raise  : 
The  highest  heavens  in  which  he  reigns, 
Shall  give  him  nobler  praise. 

Watts. 

102.  c.  m. 

Providence  Kind  and  Bountiful. 

1  Thy  kingdom,  Lord !  for  ever  stands, 

While  earthly  thrones  decay ; 
And  time  submits  to  thy  commands, 
While  ages  roll  away. 

2  Thy  sovereign  bounty  freely  gives 

Its  unexhausted  store ; 
And  universal  nature  lives 
On  thy  sustaining  power. 

3  Holy  and  just  are  all  thy  ways ; 

Thy  goodness  is  divine ; 
In  all  thy  works,  immortal  rays 
Of  power  and  mercy  shine. 

4  Thy  praise,  O  God !  delightful  theme ! 

Shall  fill  my  heart  and  tongue : 
Let  all  creation  bless  thy  name 
In  one  eternal  song. 

Mrs.  Steele. 
HOI)  1 2 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

103.  c.  m. 

Supplication  for  the  Divine  Blessing  on  the  Word. 

1  Thy  gracious  aid,  great  God  !  impart, 

To  give  thy  word  success  ; 
Write  all  its  precepts  on  the  heart, 
And  deep  its  truths  impress. 

2  O  speed  our  progress  in  the  way 

That  leads  to  joys  on  high, 
Where  knowledge  grows  without  decay, 
And  love  shall  never  die  ! 

Watts. 

104.  c.  m. 

Praise  to  the  God  of  the  Seasons.    Ps.  lxv. 

1  'Tis  by  thy  strength  the  mountains  stand, 

God  of  eternal  power ! 
The  sea  grows  calm  at  thy  command. 
And  tempests  cease  to  roar, 

2  Thy  morning  light,  and  evening  shade, 

Successive  comforts  bring : 
Thy  plenteous  fruits  make  harvest  glad  ; 
Thy  flowers  adorn  the  spring. 

3  Seasons,  and  times,  and  days,  and  hours, 

Heaven,  earth,  and  air,  are  thine  : 
When  clouds  distil  in  fruitful  showers. 
The  Author  is  divine. 

4  The  thirsty  ridges  drink  their  fill, 

And  ranks  of  corn  appear  : 
Thy  ways  abound  with  blessings  still ; 
Thy  goodness  crowns  the  year. 

Watts. 

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"JBLIC  WORSHIP,  *c 

105.    L.    M. 

Praise  for  the  Blessings  given  through  Jesus. 

1  To  God,  of  every  good  the  spring, 
The  tribute  of  your  praises  bring, 

For  grace  and  truth  through  Jesus  given, 
Mercy,  and  peace,  and  hopes  of  heaven. 

2  Grateful  the  joyous  news  proclaim, 
Salvation  is  in  Jesus'  name ; 
Salvation — shout  the  glorious  sound, 
Proclaim  it  to  the  world  around. 

3  Tell  every  fearful  trembling  soul, 

That  gospel  grace  will  make  him  whole  : 
Invite  the  weary  poor  to  come ; 
At  Jesus'  feast  there  still  is  room. 

4  Jesus — that  name  shall  calm  their  fears. 
Dispel  their  doubts,  and  dry  their  tears. 
Shall  ease  the  anxious  throbbing  breast, 
And  give  the  weary  mourner  rest. 

5  Jesus — our  Prophet,  Saviour,  King, — 
For  Jesus,  grateful  praise  we  bring 

To  thee,  from  whom  his  blessings  flowed, 
To  thee,  our  Father  and  our  God ! 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

106.    L.    M. 

The  Christian  Sabbath. 

1  We  bless  thee  for  this  sacred  day, 
Thou,  who  hast  every  blessing  given, 
Which  sends  the  dreams  of  earth  away, 
And  yields  a  dimpse  of  opening  heaven. 
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INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

Rich  day  of  holy  thoughtful  rest ! 
May  we  improve  thy  calm  repose, 
And  in  God's  service  truly  blessed. 
Forget  the  world,  its  joys  and  woes. 
Lord !  may  thy  truth,  upon  the  heart 
Now  fall  and  dwell,  as  heavenly  dew, 
And  flowers  of  grace  in  freshness  start 
Where  once  the  weeds  of  error  grew. 
May  prayer  now  lift  her  sacred  wings, 
Contented  with  that  aim  alone 
Which  bears  her  to  the  King  of  kings, 
And  rests  her  at  his  sheltering  throne. 

107.   8,  8,  6  M. 

All  Nature  proclaiming  the  Glory  of  God. 
We  sing  of  God,  the  mighty  source 
Of  all  things,  the  stupendous  force 

On  which  all  things  depend; 
From  whose  right  arm,  beneath  whose  eyes, 
All  period,  power,  and  enterprise, 

Commence,  and  reign,  and  end. 
The  world,  the  clustering  spheres  he  made, 
The  glorious  light,  the  southing  shade, 

Dale,  champaign,  grove,  and  hill ; 
The  multitudinous  abyss, 
Where  nature  joys  in  secret  bliss, 

And  wisdom  hides  her  skill. 
Tell  them,  I  am,  Jehovah  said 
To  Moses,  while  earth  heard  in  dread, 

And  smitten  to  the  heart, 
At  once,  above,  beneath,  around, 
All  nature,  without  voice  or  sound, 

Replied,  O  Lord,  Thou  art! 

t  Part  of  Smart's  lost  <  Song  of  David,'  alt'd. 

Cm) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  <tc 

108.  c.  M. 

The  Perfections  of  God  displayed  in  his  Works. 

1  We  sing  the  almighty  power  of  God, 

Who  bade  the  mountains  rise ; 
Who  spread  the  flowing  seas  abroad, 
And  built  the  lofty  skies'. 

2  We  sing  the  wisdom  that  ordained 

The  sun  to  rule  the  day : 
The  moon  shines  full  at  his  command. 
And  all  the  stars  obey. 

3  We  sing  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 

Who  fills  the  earth  with  food  ; 
Who  formed  his  creatures  by  his  word* 
And  then  pronounced  them  good. 

4  Lord !  how  thy  wonders  are  displayed 

Where'er  we  turn  our  eyes, 
Whether  we  view  the  ground  we  tread. 
Or  gaze  upon  the  skies. 

5  There's  not  a  plant  nor  flower  below, 

But  makes  thy  glories  known ; 
And  clouds  arise,  and  tempests  blow, 
By  order  from  thy  throne. 

6  Creation,  vast  as  it  may  be, 

Is  subject  to  thy  will : 
There's  not  a  place  where  we  can  flee. 
But  thou  art  with  us  still. 

7  On  thee  each  moment  we  depend ; 

We  live  beneath  thine  eye : 
O  may  we  ne'er  that  God  offend. 
Who  is  for  ever  nigh  ! 

Waffs.  Dlf'd. 

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INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

109.  L.  M. 

The  Sacrifice  of  the  Heart. 

1  When,  as  returns  this  solemn  day, 
Man  comes  to  meet  his  Maker,  God, 
What  rites,  what  honours  shall  he  pay  ? 
How  spread  his  Sovereign's  praise  abroad  ? 

2  From  marble  domes  and  gilded  spires, 
Shall  curling  clouds  of  incense  rise  ? 
And  gems,  and  gold,  and  garlands,  deck 
The  costly  pomp  of  sacrifice  ? 

3  Vain,  sinful  man ! — creation's  Lord 
Thy  golden  offerings  well  may  spare ; 
But  give  thy  heart,  and  thou  shalt  find, 
Here  dwells  a  God  who  heareth  prayer. 

Mrs.  Barbauld. 

110.  c.  M. 

The  Acceptable  Offering.    Micah  vi.  6—8. 

1  Wherewith  shall  we  approach  the  Lord, 

And  bow  before  his  throne  ? 
Or  how  procure  his  kind  regard, 
And  for  our  guilt  atone  ? 

2  Shall  altars  flame,  and  victims  bleed, 

And  spicy  fumes  ascend  ? 
Will  these  our  earnest  wish  succeed, 
And  make  our  God  our  friend  ? 

3  Let  no  such  hopes  our  souls  delude ; 

Such  pompous  rites  are  vain ; 
But  God  has  shown  us  what  is  good, 
And  how  his  love  to  s^ain. 

(106) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORaJUil',  fcc. 

To  men,  their  rights  we  must  allow. 

And  proofs  of  kindness  give  ; 
To  God,  with  humble  reverence  bow, 

And  to  his  glory  live. 

Hands  that  are  clean,  and  hearts  sincere. 

He  never  will  despise ; 
And  cheerful  duty  will  prefer 

To  costly  sacrifice. 

Browne. 


111.     61.    L.  M. 

Supplication  for  Spiritual  Light.     Ps.  cxix. 

While  here,  as  wandering  sheep  we  stray, 
Teach  us,  O  teach  us,  Lord !  thy  way  ; 
Dispose  our  hearts,  with  sacred  awe, 
To  love  thy  word,  to  keep  thy  law ; 
That,  by  thy  guiding  precepts  led, 
Our  feet  the  paths  of  truth  may  tread. 

!  Great  Source  of  life  to  all  below ! 
Teach  us  thy  holy  will  to  know  : 
Teach  us  to  read  thy  word  aright, 
And  make  it  our  supreme  delight; 
In  every  heart  let  wisdom  shine, 
And  give  us  purity  divine. 

►  Maker,  Instructor,  Judge  of  all ! 
O  hear  us,  when  on  thee  we  call ! 
Since  inward  truth  thy  laws  require, 
That  inward  truth,  O  Lord !   inspire  : 
Preserve  us  in  thy  holy  ways, 
And  teach  our  hearts  to  speak  thy  praise. 

Merrick,  alt\?. 
(107) 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

112.  L.    M. 

God  the  Eternal  Sovereign.    Ps.  xciii. 

"i  With  glory  clad,  with  strength  arrayed, 
The  Lord,  who  o'er  all  nature  reigns, 
At  first  the  world's  foundations  laid, 
And  the  vast  fabric  still  sustains. 

2  How  surely  'stablished  is  thy  throne, 
Which  shall  no  change  nor  period  see! 
For  thou,  O  Lord!   and  thou  alone 
Art  God,  to  all  eternity. 

3  The  floods,  O  Lord!  lift  up  their  voice, 
The  floods  lift  up  their  waves  on  high; 
But  God  above  can  still  their  noise, 
And  straight  the  mighty  waves  comply. 

4  Lord !  as  thy  power  can  never  fail, 
So  all  thy  promises  are  sure ; 
'Tis  thy  perfection  to  be  true, 

And  theirs  that  serve  thee,  to  be  pure. 

Tate  and  Patrick,  alt'd. 

113.  L.  M. 

Praise  to  God.    Vz.  c. 

1  With  one  consent,  let  all  the  earth 
To  God  their  cheerful  voices  raise ; 
Glad  homage  pay  with  awful  mirth, 
And  sing  before  him  songs  of  praise : 

2  Convinced  that  he  is  God  alone, 
From  whom  both  we  and  all  proceed  ; 
We,  whom  he  chooses  for  his  own, 
The  flock  that  he  vouchsafes  to  feed. 


OF  PttBLIC  WOKSHI1'.  Jc 

3  O  enter  then  his  temple  gate, 
Thence  to  his  courts  devoutly  pretfs ; 
And  still  your  grateful  hymns  repeat. 
And  still  his  name  with  praises  bless  ! 

4  For  he's  the  Lord,  supremely  good, 
His  mercy  is  for  ever  sure  *, 

His  truth,  which  always  firmly  stood, 
To  endless  ages  shall  endure. 

Tate. 

114.   C.   M. 

The  Divine  Perfections  celebrated.     Ps.  lxxxix.  7 — 15-. 

1  With  reverence  let  the  saints  appear, 

And  bow  before  the  Lord, 
His  high  commands  with  reverence  hear, 
x\nd  own  his  sovereign  word. 

2  Heaven,  earth,  and  sea,  confess  his  hand  ; 

He  bids  the  vapours  rise ; 
And  wind,  and  storms,  at  his  command. 
Sweep  through  the  sounding  skies. 

3  His  voice  can  raging  winds  control, 

And  rule  the  boisterous  deep ; 
He  bids  the  sleeping  billows  roll. 
The  rolling  billows  sleep. 

4  The  northern  pole  and  southern,  rest 

On  his  supporting  hand  ; 
Darkness  and  day,  from  east  to  west 
Move  round  at  his  command. 

5  Justice  and  judgment  are  his  throne, 

Yet  boundless  is  his  grace  ; 
While  truth  and  mercy,  joined  in  one, 
Invite  us  near  his  face. 

Watts  and  Tate,  alt'd. 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE 

115.    L.  M. 

All  Nations  called  upon  to  Praise  God.     Ps.  c. 

1  Ye  nations  round  the  earth !  rejoice 
Before  the  Lord,  your  sovereign  King ; 
Serve  him  with  cheerful  heart  and  voice, 
And  his  unrivalled  glories  sing. 

2  The  Lord  is  God  :  'tis  he  alone 
Doth  life  and. all  its  blessings  give; 
And  still  his  guardian  care  we  own. 
And  still  upon  his  bounty  live. 

3  Enter  his  gates  with  songs  of  joy  ; 
With  praises  in  his  courts  appear ; 
And  make  it  your  divine  employ 

To  pay  your  thanks  and  honours  there. 

4  For  God,  and  he  alone,  is  good  ; 
His  mercy  is  for  ever  sure  ; 

His  truth  hath  always  firmly  stood, 
And  shall  from  age  to  age  endure. 

Watts. 

116.   L.   M. 

The  Divine  Perfections  celebrated. 

1  Ye  sons  of  men  !  in  sacred  lays, 
Attempt  the  great  Creator's  praise  : 
But  who  an  equal  song  can  frame  ? 
What  verse  can  reach  the  lofty  theme  ? 

2  He  sits  enthroned  amidst  the  spheres, 
And  glory  like  a  garment  wears  ; 

While  boundless  wisdom,  power  and  grace, 
rommand  our  awe,  invite  our  praise. 

(no) 


OF  PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  fcc. 

3  To  God,  all  nature  owes  its  birth ; 

He  formed  this  ponderous  globe  of  earth  5 
He  raised  the  glorious   arch  on  high. 
And  measured  out  the  azure  sky. 

4  'Tis  he  who  bids  the  tempests  rise, 
And  rolls  the  thunder  through  the  skies  : 
His  voice  the  elements  obey  ; 

Wide  o'er  the  earth  extends  his  sway. 

5  In  every  work  and  way  divine, 
Omnipotence  and  wisdom  shine ; 
And  goodness  fixes  still  the  end, 
To  which  they  all  unvarying  tend. 

6  His  power  we  trace  on  every  side  ; 
O  may  his  wisdom  be  our  guide  ; 
And  while  we  live,  and  when  we  die, 
Mav  his  almighty  love  be  nigh ! 

Pope's  Coll,  altU 

117.   L.   M. 

Power  and  Goodness  of  God.     Ps.  cvii.  31. 

1  Ye  sons  of  men  !  with  joy  record 
The  various  wonders  of  the  Lord ; 
And  let  his  power  and  goodness  sound, 
Through  all  your  tribes,  the  earth  around. 

2  Lo !  the  high  heavens  your  songs  invite, — 
Those  spacious  fields  of  brilliant  light. 
Where  sun,  and  moon,  and  planets  roll. 
And  stars,  that  glow  from  pole  to  pole. 

3  View  the  broad  sea's  majestic  plains. 
And  think  how  wide  its  Maker  reign*  : 
That  band  remotest  nations  joins, 
And  on  each  wave  his  goodness  shinr<. 

run 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSK 

But  O  that  brighter  world  above, 
Where  lives  and  reigns  eternal  love! 
Thither,  my  soul !  with  rapture  soar. 
There,  in  the  land  of  praise,  adore. 

Doddridge. 

118.   L.   P.  M. 

Power  and  Goodness  of  God.     Ps.  xxxiii. 

Ye  who  delight  to  serve  the  Lord, 
The  honours  of  his  name  record ! 

His  sacred  name  for  ever  bless  : 
Where'er  the  circling  sun  displays 
His  rising  beams,  or  setting  rays, 

Let  lands  and  seas  his  power  confess. 

Justice  and  truth  he  ever  loves, 

And  the  whole  earth  his  goodness  proves  ; 

His  word  its  firm  foundations  laid  ; 
And  by  the  orders  of  his  mouth, 
Wide  as  they  shine  from  north  to  south. 

Were  all  the  starry  armies  made. 

He  gathers  the  wide  flowing  seas, 
Whose  proudest  waves  his  laws  obey, 

In  the  vast  storehouse  of  the  deep : 
He  spake,  and  gave  all  nature  birth ; 
And  winds,  and  waters,  heaven,  and  earth, 

His  everlasting  orders  keep. 

His  goodness,  equal  to  his  power, 
Loads  with  its  blessings  every  hour, 

And  spreads  the  wide  creation  o'er: 
On  the  whole  earth  his  bounties  rest; 
Through  the  whole  earth  his  name  be  blessed  j 

Since  all  receive,  let  all  adore. 

Watts. 


OF  I".  BLK    WORSHIP,  fcc 

119.  H.  M. 

Praise  to  God  from  his  Works.     Ps.  cxlviii. 

1  Ye  tribes  of  Adam  !  join 

With  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas. 

And  offer  notes  divine 

To  your  Creator's  praise. 
Wide  as  he  reigns,  His  name  be  sung 

By  every  tongue,  In  endless  strains. 

2  The  shining  worlds  above 
In  glorious  order  stand, 
Or  in  swift  courses  move 
By  his  supreme  command. 

He  spake  the  word,  And  all  their  frame 

From  nothing  came,  To  praise  the  Lord. 

3  All  have  obeyed  his  will, 
Through  unknown  ages  past, 
And  shall  his  word  fulfil, 
While  time  and  nature  last. 

In  different  ways,  His  works  proclaim 

His  wondrous  name,  And  speak  his  praise. 

4  To  God,  the  sovereign  Lord, 
Your  joyful  thanks  repeat ; 
To  him  due  praise  afford, 
As  good  as  he  is  great : 

Wide  as  he  reigns,  His  name  be  sung 

By  every  tongue,  In  endless  strains. 

Watts. 

120.     8,  8,  6   M. 

All  Beings  invoked  to  Praise  God. 
1  Ye  works  of  God  !  on  him  alone — 
In  earth  his  footstool,  heaven  his  throne. 

Be  all  vour  praise  bestowed  ; 
a  13)  K2 


INTRODUCTION  AND  CLOSE,  &c. 

Whose  hand  this  beauteous  fabric  made. 
Whose  eye  the  finished  whole  surveyed, 
And  saw  that  all  was  good. 

Ye  sons  of  men !  his  praise  display, 
Who  stamped  his  image  on  your  clay, 

And  gave  it  power  to  move : 
Where'er  ye  go,  where'er  ye  dwell, 
From  age  to  age  successive  tell 

The  wonders  of  his  love. 

Ye  spirits  of  the  good  and  just, 
Who  on  his  word  of  promise  trust, 

And  daily  upward  soar ! 
O  let  your  songs  his  praise  display 
Till  nature's  self  shall  waste  away, 

And  time  shall  be  no  more ! 

Praise  him,  ye  meek  and  humble  train, 
Who  shall  those  heavenly  joys  obtain, 

Prepared  for  souls  sincere ! 
O  praise  him  till  you  take  your  way 
To  regions  of  eternal  day, 
To  dwell  for  ever  there ! 

Merrick. 
(114) 


PART  SECOND. 


HYMNS  FOR  PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS  OF  DISCOURSES. 


121.  L.  M. 


Persecution  and  Intolerance,  absurd. 

1  Absurd  and  vain  attempt,  to  bind 
With  iron  chains,  the  free-born  mind  ; 
To  force  conviction,  and  reclaim 
The  wandering,  by  destructive  flame  ! 

2  Bold  arrogance,  to  snatch  from  heaven 
Dominion  not  to  mortals  given  ; 
O'er  conscience  to  usurp  the  throne, 
Accountable  to  God,  alone  ! 

3  Our  blessed  Master's  law  of  love 
Poes  no  such  cruelties  approve  ; 
Mild  as  himself,  his  doctrine  wields 
No  arms  but  those  persuasion  yields. 

4  By  proofs  divine,  and  reasons  strong. 
It  draws  the  willing  soul  along  ; 
And  conquests  to  his  church  acquires 
By  eloquence,  which  heaven  inspires. 

Scott. 
C115) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

122.  L.  M. 

'Affliction  cometh  not  forth  of  the  Dust.'    Job    v.  6. 

1  Affliction's  faded  form  draws  nigh, 
With  wrinkled  brow  and  downcast  eye  ; 
With  sackcloth  on  her  bosom  spread, 
And  ashes  scattered  o'er  her  head. 

2  But  deem  her  not  a  child  of  earth  ; 
From  heaven  she  draws  her  sacred  birth  : 
Beside  the  throne  of  God  she  stands 

To  execute  his  dread  commands. 

3  Oft  as  in  pleasure's  paths  we  stray, 
Perplexed  in  sin's  deceitful  way,  . 
With  storms  she  thunders  o'er  our  heads, 
And  sudden  ruin  round  us  spreads. 

4  The  messenger  of  grace,  she  flies 
To  train  us  for  our  sphere,  the  skies  ; 
And  onward  as  we  move,  the  way 
Becomes  more  smooth,  more  bright  the  day. 

5  Her  weeds  to  robes  of  glory  turn, 

Her  looks  with  kindling  radiance  burn; 
And  from  her  lips  these  accents  steal, 
'  God  smites  to  bless,  he  wounds  to  heal !' 

t  Drummond,  alt'd. 

123.  c.  m. 

The  Light  and  Glory  of  God's  Word. 

1  A  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page, 
Majestic  as  the  sun ; 
It  gives  a  light  to  every  age ; 
It  gives,  but  borrows  none. 

H16) 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

2  The  hand  that  gave  it,  still  supplies 

The  gracious  light  and  heat; 
Its  truths  upon  the  nations  rise, 
They  rise,  but  never  set 

3  Let  endless  thanks,  O  God  !  be  thine, 

For  such  a  bright  display, 
As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shine 
With  beams  of  heavenly  day. 

4  With  steadfast  zeal  may  we  pursue 

The  paths  of  truth  and  love  ; 

Till  glory  break  upon  our  view 

In  brighter  worlds  above. 


Cowpcr. 


124.  L.  M. 


Holy  Resolution. 

1  Ah  !  wretched  souls,  who  still  remain 
Slaves  to  the  world,  and  slaves  to  sin ! 
A  nobler  toil  may  I  sustain, 

A  nobler  satisfaction  win. 

2  I  would  resolve  with  all  my  heart, 
With  all  my  powers  to  serve  the  Lord ; 
Nor  from  his  precepts  e'er  depart, 
Whose  service  is  a  rich  reward. 

3  O  be  his  service  all  my  joy! 
Around  let  my  example  shine, 
Till  others  love  the  blessed  employ, 
And  join  in  labours  so  divine. 

4  Be  this  the  purpose  of  my  soul, 
My  solemn,  my  determined  choice, 
To  yield  to  his  supreme  control, 
And  in  his  kind  commands  rejoice. 

JTH7) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

5  O  may  I  never  faint  nor  tire, 
Nor  wander  from  thy  sacred  ways  ; 
Great  God,  accept  my  soul's  desire, 
And  give  me  strength  to  live  thy  praise ! 

Mrs.  Steele. 

125.  c.  m. 

The  vegetable  Creation,  an  Emblem  of  the  Resurrection  of  Man. 

1  All  nature  dies,  and  lives  again  : 

The  flowers  that  paint  the  field, 
The  trees  that  crown  the  mountain's  brow, 
And  boughs  and  blossoms  yield ; 

2  Resign  the  honours  of  their  form 

At  winter's  stormy  blast ; 
And  leave  the  naked  leafless  plain 
A  desolated  waste. 

3  Yet  soon  reviving  plants  and  flowers 

Anew  shall  deck  the  plain  ; 
The  woods  shall  hear  the  voice  of  spring, 
And  flourish  green  again. 

4  So,  to  the  dreary  grave  consigned, 

Man  sleeps  in  death's  dark  gloom, 
Until  the  eternal  morning  wake 
The  slumbers  of  the  tomb. 

5  O  may  the  grave  become  to  me 

The  bed  of  peaceful  rest, 
Whence  I  shall  gladly  rise  at  length, 
And  mingle  with  the  blessed ! 

G  Cheered  by  this  hope,  with  patient  mind 
I'll  wait  heaven's  high  decree, 
Till  the  appointed  period  come 
When  death  shall  set  me  free. 

Edinburgh  Coll. 
018) 


OF  DISCOUR^ 

126.  c.  m. 

The  Law  of  Love. 

1  All  nature  feels  attractive  power, 

A  strong  embracing  force ; 
The  drops  that  sparkle  in  the  shower, 
The  planets  in  their  course. 

2  Thus,  in  the  universe  of  mind, 

Is  felt  the  law  of  love ; 
The  charity,  both  strong  and  kind. 
For  all  that  live  and  move. 

3  More  perfect  bond,  the  christian  plan 

Attaches  soul  to  soul ; 
Our  neighbour  is  the  suffering  man, 
Though  at  the  farthest  pole. 

4  To  earth  below,  from  heaven  above, 

The  faith  in  Christ  professed 
More  clear  reveals  that  God  is  love, 
And  whom  he  loves  is  blessed. 

Drennan. 

127.  L.  M. 

The  Immutability  of  God. 

1  All-powerful,  self-existent  God. 
Who  all  creation  dost  sustain ! 
Thou  wast,  and  art,  and  art  to  come, 
And  everlasting  is  thy  reign. 

2  Fixed  and  eternal  as  thy  days, 
Each  glorious  attribute  divine, 
Through  ages  infinite,  shall  still 
With  undiminished  lustre  shine. 

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PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  Fountain  of  being !  Source  of  good ! 
Immutable  thou  dost  remain ; 

Nor  can  the  shadow  of  a  change 
Obscure  the  glories  of  thy  reign. 

4  Nature  her  order  shall  reverse, 
Revolving  seasons  cease  their  round ; 
Nor  spring  appear  with  blooming  pride. 
Nor  autumn  be  with  plenty  crowned ; 

5  Yon  shining  orbs  forget  their  course, 
The  sun  his  destined  path  forsake, 
And  burning  desolation  mark 
Amid  the  worlds  his  devious  track  : 

6  Earth  may  with  all  her  powers  dissolve, 
If  such  the  great  Creator's  will ; 

But  thou  for  ever  art  the  same, 
I  am  is  thy  memorial  still. 

Walker's  Coll, 

128.  L.   M. 

Candour. 

1  All-seeing  God  !  His  thine  to  know 
The  springs  whence  wrong  opinions  flow ; 
To  judge,  from  principles  within, 
When  frailty  errs,  and  when  we  sin. 

2  Who  among  men,  great  Lord  of  all ! 
Thy  servant  to  his  bar  shall  call ; 
Judge  him,  for  modes  of  faith,  thy  foe. 
And  doom  him  to  the  realms  of  wo  ? 

3  Who  with  another's  eye  can  read, 
Or  worship  by  another's  creed  ? 
Trusting  thy  grace,  we  form  our  own. 
And  bow  to  thy  commands  alone. 

O20> 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

4  If  wrong,  correct ;  accept,  if  right ; 
While  faithful  we  improve  our  light, — 
Condemning  none,  but  zealous  still 
To  learn  and  follow  all  thy  will. 

5  When  shall  our  happy  eyes  behold 
All  Christians  fashioned  in  thy  mould ; 
And  chanty  our  lineage  prove 
Derived  from  thee,  O  God  of  love ! 

Scott. 

129.  L.  M. 

*  The  Earth  is  full  of  thy  Riches.'    Ps.  civ.  24. 

1  Almighty  !  listen  while  we  raise 
Our  hymn  of  thankfulness  and  praise, 
That  thou  hast  given  our  erring  race 
So  bright,  so  fair  a  dwelling  place  ; — 

2  That  when  this  orb  of  sea  and  land 
Was  moulded  in  thy  forming  hand, 
Thy  smile  a  beam  of  heaven  impressed 
In  beauty,  on  its  ample  breast : 

3  And  raised  the  hills,  and  sunk  between 
The  vales'  deep  pathway,  broad  and  green ; 
And  stretched  the  plain  to  where  the  sky 
Stoops,  and  shuts  in  the  exploring  eye, 

4  And  made  them  firm  for  tread  of  feet : 
Gave  pleasant  shades,  and  waters  sweet, 
And  fanning  airs,  and  freshening  showers, 
And  sprinkled  earth  with  fruits  and  flowers ; 

5  And  spread  around  the  billowy  plains 
Of  the  green  ocean, — nurse  of  rains ; 
Hung  high  the  glorious  sun,  and  set 
Nights'  cressets  in  her  arch  of  jet. 

(121)  L 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

6  Lord  !  teach  us,  while  the  unsated  gaze, 
Delighted,  on  thy  works  delays, 
To  deem  the  forms  of  beauty  here, 
But  shadows  of  a  brighter  sphere. 

130.   L.  M. 

Preservation  from  Sin  implored. 

1  Amidst  a  world  of  hopes  and  fears, 
A  wild  of  cares,  and  toils,  and  tears, 
Where  foes  alarm,  and  dangers  threat, 
And  pleasures  kill,  and  glories  cheat ; 

2  Shed  down,  O  Lord  !  a  heavenly  ray 
To  guide  us  in  the  doubtful  way ; 
And  o'er  us  hold  thy  shield  of  power, 
To  guard  us  in  the  dangerous  hour. 

3  Teach  us  the  flattering  paths  to  shun, 
In  which  the  thoughtless  many  run ; 
Who  for  a  shade  the  substance  miss, 
And  grasp  their  ruin  in  their  bliss. 

4  Each  noble  principle  impart ; 

That  faith  which  sanctifies  the  heart, 
Hope,  that  to  heaven's  high  vault  aspires, 
And  love  that  warms  with  holy  fires. 

5  Whate'er  is  honest,  pure,  refined, 
Just,  generous,  amiable,  and  kind, 
That  may  our  constant  zeal  pursue, 
That  may  we  love  and  practise  too. 

6  May  never  pleasure,  wealth  or  pride, 
Allure  our  wandering  souls  aside  ; 
Nor  tempt  us  from  the  narrow  road, 
Which  leads  to  happiness  and  God. 

Rev.  Henry  Moore. 
(12?> 


I  >K  DISCOURSE-. 

131.   C.   M. 

Aspiration  after  the  Christian  Temper. 

1  Almighty  Maker !  Lord  of  all ! 

Of  life  the  only  spring ! 
Creator  of  unnumbered  worlds ! 
Supreme,  eternal  King! 

2  Drive  from  the  confines  of  my  heart 

Impenitence  and  pride ; 
Nor  let  me  in'  forbidden  paths 
With  thoughtless  sinners  glide. 

3  Whate'er  thine  all-discerning  eye 

Sees  for  thy  creature  fit ; 
I'll  bless  the  good,  and  to  the  ill 
Contentedly  submit. 

4  With  generous  pleasure  let  me  view 

The  prosperous  and  the  great ; 
Malignant  envy  let  me  fly, 
And  odious  self-conceit. 

5  Let  not  despair,  nor  fell  revenge, 

Be  to  my  bosom  known : 
O  give  me  tears  for  others'  woes, 
And  patience  for  my  own ! 

6  Feed  me  with  necessary  food ; 

I  ask  not  wealth  nor  fame : 

Give  me  an  eye  to  see  thy  will, 

A  heart  to  bless  thy  name. 

7  Still  let  my  days  serenely  pass 

Without  remorse  or  care  ; 
And  growing  holiness,  my  soul 
For  life's  last  hour  prepare. 

Select  Coll. 
C1231 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

132.    L.  M. 

The  Example  of  Christ. 

1  And  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love  ? 
So  let  our  conversation  be  : 

The  serpent  blended  with  the  dove, 
Wisdom  and  meek  simplicity. 

2  Whene'er  the  angry  passions  rise, 

And  tempt  our  thoughts  or  tongues  to  strife. 
On  Jesus  let  us  fix  our  eyes, 
Bright  pattern  of  the  Christian  life ! 

3  O  how  benevolent  and  kind  ! 
How  mild,  how  ready  to  forgive ! 
Be  his  the  temper  of  our  mind, 
And  his  the  rules  by  which  we  live. 

4  To  do  his  heavenly  Father's  will 
Was  his  employment  and  delight ; 
Humility  and  holy  zeal 

Shone  through  his  life,  divinely  bright. 

5  Dispensing  good  where'er  he  came, 
The  labours  of  his  life  were  love  : 
If  then  we  bear  the  Saviour's  name, 
Let  his  divine  example  move. 

Mrs.  Steele. 

133.  7  s.  M. 

Christ  risen,  and  Death  vanquished. 

1  Angel  !  roll  the  rock  away  : 
Death  !  yield  up  thy  mighty  prey : 
See,  he  rises  from  the  tomb, 
Glowing  in  immortal  bloom!     Hallelujah! 

(124) 


OF  DISCOUKS. 

2  Mortals !  shout  in  rapturous  song, 
Let  the  notes  be  sweet  and  strong : 
Hail  the  Son  of  God,  this  morn 
From  his  sepulchre  new  born. 

3  Powers  of  heaven,  celestial  choirs  ! 
Sing,  and  sweep  your  sounding  lyres : 
Sons  of  men !  in  joyful  strain, 

Hail  your  mighty  Saviour's  reign. 

4  Every  note  with  rapture  swell, 
And  the  Saviour's  triumph  tell : 
Where,  O  death !  is  now  ihy  sting  ? 
Where  thy  terrors,  vanquished  king? 

Scott. 

134.   L.   M. 

The  Day  of  Judgment.     2  Pet.  iii.  11,  12. 

1  Arise,  my  soul !  extend  thy  wings 
Beyond  the  verge  of  mortal  things ; 
And  meditate  the  awful  day, 

When  this  vain  world  shall  pass  away. 

2  The  wreck  of  nature  all  around, 

The  angel's  shout,  the  trumpet's  sound, 
Loud  the  descending  Judge  proclaim, 
And  echo  his  tremendous  name. 

3  Children  of  Adam  !  all  appear, 
The  great  decisive  sentence  hear ; 
For  as  his  lips  pronounce,  ye  go 
To  realms  of  bliss,  or  realms  of  wo. 

4  Lord !  to  my  eyes  this  scene  display, 
Frequent,  through  each  returning  day ; 
That, — lost  in  this  each  meaner  care, 

I  may  to  meet  my  Judge  prepare. 

Doddridge. 
(12!>)  L  2 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

135.  L.  M. 

*  Faith  without  Works  is  dead.'    James  ii.  26. 

1  As  body  when  the  soul  has  fled, 
As  barren  trees,  decayed  and  dead, 
Is  faith ;  a  hopeless,  lifeless  thing, 
If  not  of  righteous  deeds  the  spring. 

2  One  cup  of  healing  oil  and  wine, 
One  tear-drop  shed  on  mercy's  shrine, 
Is  thrice  more  grateful,  Lord  !  to  thee, 
Than  lifted  eye,  or  bended  knee. 

3  To  doers  only  of  the  word, 
Propitious  is  the  righteous  Lord ; 

He  hears  their  cries,  accepts  their  prayers, 
And  heals  their  wounds,  and  sooths  their  cares. 

4  In  true  and  genuine  faith,  we  trace 
The  source  of  every  Christian  grace ; 
Within  the  pious  breast  it  plays, 

A  living  fount  of  joy  and  praise. 

5  Kind  deeds  of  peace  and  love  betray 
Where'er  it  winds  its  secret  way ; 

But  where  these  spring  not,  rich  and  fair, 
The  fount  has  never  wandered  there. 

t  Drummond. 

136.  p.  m. 

Acquiescence  in  the  Will  of  God. 

1  Author  of  good  !  we  rest  on  thee : 
Thine  ever- watchful  eye 
Alone  our  real  wants  can  see, 
Thv  hand  alone  supply. 

(126) 


I    DISCOURSES. 

2  0  let  thy  fear  within  us  dwell. 

Thy  love  our  footsteps  guide ! 
That  love  shall  vainer  loves  expel ; 
That  fear,  all  fears  beside. 

3  And  since,  by  passion's  force  subdued, 

Too  oft  with  stubborn  will, 
We  blindly  shun  the  latent  good, 
And  grasp  the  specious  ill, — 

4  Not  what  we  wish,  but  what  we  want, 

Let  mercy  still  supply ; 
The  good,  unasked,  O  Father!  grant, 
The  ill,  though  asked,  deny. 

Merrick. 

137.  us.  m. 

'  Prepare  ye  the  Way  of  the  Lord.'    Luke  iii.  4. 

1  A  voice  from  the  desert  comes  awful  and  shrill : 

The  Lord  is  advancing ;  prepare  ye  the  way  I 
The  word  of  Jehovah  he  comes  to  fulfil, 

And  o'er  the  dark  world  pour  the  splendour  of 
day. 

2  Bring  down  the  proud  mountain,  though  towering 

to  heaven, 
And  be  the  low  valley  exalted  on  high  ; 
The  rough  path  and  crooked  be  made  smooth  and 
even, 
For,  Zion  !  your  King,  your  Redeemer  is  nigh. 

3  The  beams  of  salvation  his  progress  illume, 

The  lone  dreary  wilderness  sings  of  her  God  ; 
The  rose  and  the  myrtle  there  suddenly  bloom, 
And  the  olive  of  peace  spreads  its  branches 
abroad. 

tDruramond. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

138.  L  .M. 

The  Christian  Warfare. 

1  Awake,  my  soul !  lift  up  thine  eyes ; 
See  where  thy  foes  against  thee  rise 
In  long  array,  a  numerous  host; 
Awake,  my  soul !  or  thou  art  lost. 

2  Here  giant  danger  threatening  stands, 
Mustering  his  pale,  terrific  bands  ; 
There,  pleasure's  silken  banners  spread, 
And  willing  souls  are  captives  led. 

3  See  where  rebellious  passions  rage, 
And  fierce  desires  and  lusts  engage  ; 
The  meanest  foe  of  all  the  train 

Has  thousands  and  ten  thousands  slain. 

4  Thou  tread'st  upon  enchanted  ground ; 
Perils  and  snares  beset  thee  round ; 
Beware  of  all,  guard  every  part, 

But  most,  the  traitor  in  thy  heart. 

5  Come  then,  my  soul !  now  learn  to  wield 
The  weight  of  thine  immortal  shield  ; 
Put  on  the  armour  from  above 

Of  heavenly  truth,  and  heavenly  love. 

6  The  terror  and  the  charm  repel, 

And  powers  of  earth,  and  powers  of  hell : 
The  Man  of  Calvary  triumphed  here  ; 
Why  should  his  faithful  followers  fear ! 

Mrs.  Barbauld. 
(128) 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

139.  L.  M. 

Personal  Virtues. 

1  Awake,  my  soul !  rouse  every  power, 
Thy  native  dignity  display : 

Let  lust  and  passion  reign  no  more, 
No  longer  own  their  lawless  sway. 

2  Thy  temper  meek  and  humble  be, 
Content  and  pleased  with  every  state; 
From  dire  revenge  and  envy  free, 
And  wild  ambition  to  be  great. 

3  Confine  thy  roving  appetites  ; 

From  this  vain  world  withdraw  thine  eyes, 
Fix  them  on  those  divine  delights, 
Reserved  for  saints  above  the  skies. 

4  With  eager  zeal   pursue  the  prize ; 
Each  fleeting  hour  of  life  improve  : 
This  course  will  speak  thee  truly  wise, 
And  raise  thee  to  the  world  above. 

Browne. 

140.  c.  m. 

Zeal  and  Vigour  in  the  Christian  Race.     Phil.  iii.  12—14. 

1  Awake,  my  soul !  stretch  every  nerve, 

And  press  with  vigour  on  : 
A  heavenly  race  demands  thy  zeal, 
And  an  immortal  crown. 

2  A  cloud  of  witnesses  around 

Hold  thee  in  full  survey  : 
Forget  the  steps  already  trod. 
And  onward  urge  thv  wav. 
ri29) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  5Tis  God's  all-animating  voice 

That  calls  thee  from  on  high ; 
5Tis  his  own  hand  presents  the  prize 
To  thine  aspiring  eye  : — 

4  That  prize,  with  peerless  glories  bright, 

Which  shall  new  lustre  boast, 
When  victors'  wreaths  and  monarchs'  gems 
Shall  blend  in  common  dust. 

5  My  soul!  with  all  thy  wakened  powers, 

Survey  the  immortal  prize ; 
Nor  let  the  glittering  toys  of  earth, 
Allure  thy  wandering  eyes. 

Doddridge,  transposed. 

141.    L.    M. 

Divine  Majesty  and  Goodness  in  Storms  and  Rain.     Ps.  civ> 

1  Awake  my  soul !  to  hymns  of  praise  ; 
To  God  the  song  of  triumph  raise : 
Adorned  with  majesty  divine, 

What  pomp,  what  glory,  Lord  !  are  thine. 

2  Light  forms  his  robe,  and  round  his  head 
The  heavens  their  ample  curtain  spread  : 
See  on  the  wind's  expanded  wings 

The  chariot  of  the  King  of  kings  i 

3  Around  him  ranged  in  awful  state, 
Dark  silent  storms  attentive  wait, 
And  thunders,  ready  to  fulfil 

The  mandates  of  his  sovereign  will. 

4  From  earth's  low  margin  to  the  skies, 
He  bids  the  dusky  vapours  rise ; 
Then,  from  his  magazines  on  high, 
Commands  the  imprisoned  winds  to  fly. 

(130) 


DISCOURSE - 

0  The  lightning's  pallid  sheet  expands, 
And  showers  descend  on  furrowed  lands ; 
While  down  the  mountain's  channeled  side 
The  torrent  rolls  in  swelling  pride  : 

6  Till  spent  its  wild  impetuous  force, 
And  settled  in  its  destined  course, 
It  waters  all  the  fruitful  plains, 
And  life  in  various  forms  sustains. 

7  Thus  clouds,  and  storms,  and  fires  obey 
Thy  wise  and  all-controlling  sway  ; 
And  while  thy  terrors  round  us  stand, 
Wc  see  a  Father's  bounteous  hand. 

Merrick,  as  alt'd.  in  Belknap's  Coll. 

142.  c.  m. 

Triumph  in  the  Prospect  of  future  Glory.     Rom.  xiii.  11. 

1  Awake,  ye  saints  !  and  raise  your  eyes, 

And  raise  your  voices  high  : 
Awake,  and  praise  that  sovereign  love, 
Which  shows  salvation  nigh. 

2  On  all  the  wings  of  time  it  flies  ; 

Each  moment  brings  it  near  : 

Then  welcome  each  declining  day? 

Welcome  each  closing  year  ! 

3  Not  many  years  their  round  shall  run, 

Not  many  mornings  rise, 
Ere  all  its  glories  stand  revealed 
To  our  admiring  eyes. 

4  Ye  wheels  of  nature  !  speed  your  course  ; 

Ye  mortal  powers  !  decay  ; 
Fast  as  ye  bring  the  night  of  death, 
Ye  bring  eternal  day. 

Doddridge. 
031) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

143.  s.  m. 

Attraction  of  the  Cross.     John  xii.  32. 

1  Behold  the  amazing  sight, 
The  Saviour  lifted  high  ! 

Behold  the  Son  of  God's  delight 
Expire  in  agony! 

2  We  see,  and  we  admire, 
In  sympathy  of  love  ; 

We  feel  the  strong  attractive  power, 
To  lift  our  souls  above. 

3  Drawn  by  such  cords  as  these, 
Let  all  the  earth  combine, 

With  cheerful  ardour,  to  confess 
The  energy  divine. 

4  In  him  our  hearts  unite, 
Nor  share  his  griefs  alone, 

But  from  his  cross  pursue  their  flight 
To  his  triumphant  throne. 

Doddridge. 

144.  s.  m. 

Christ  the  Light  of  the  World. 

1  Behold  the  Prince  of  peace, 
The  chosen  of  the  Lord, 

God's  well-beloved  Son,  fulfils 
The  sure  prophetic  word  ! 

2  No  royal  pomp  adorns 
This  king  of  righteousness  ; 

But  meekness,  patience,  truth  and  love, 
Compose  his  princely  dress. 

(1321 


OF  DISCOURSE?- 

3  The  spirit  of  the  Lord, 
In  rich  abundance  shed, 

On  this  great  prophet  gently  lights, 
And  rests  upon  his  head. 

4  Jesus,  thou  light  of  men  ! 
Thy  doctrine  life  imparts  : 

O  may  we  feel  its  quickening  power, 
To  warm  and  glad  our  hearts  ! 

5  Cheered  by  its  beams,  our  souls 
Shall  run  the  heavenly  way  : 

The  path  which  Christ  hath  marked  and  trod. 
Will  lead  to  endless  day. 

Needham. 

145.   L,   M. 

The  better  Part.     Luke  x.  43. 

1  Beset  with  snares  on  every  hand, 
In  life's  uncertain  path  we  stand  : 
Father  divine  !  diffuse  thy  light, 

To  guide  our  doubtful  footsteps  right. 

2  Engage  our  roving  treacherous  heart, 
To  choose  the  wise,  the  better  part ; 
To  scorn  the  trifles  of  a  day, 

For  joys  that  never  fade  away. 

3  Then  let  the  fiercest  storms  arise, 
Let  tempests  mingle  earth  and  skies : 
No  fatal  shipwrecks  shall  we  fear, 
But  all  our  treasures  with  us  bear. 

4  If  thou,  our  Father !  still  be  nigh, 
Cheerful  we  live,  and  joyful  die  ; 
Secure,  when  mortal  comforts  flee, 
To  find  a  thousand  worlds  in  thee. 

Doddridge. 
(133)  M 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

146.  c.  m. 

Christian  Charity. 

1  Behold  !  where,  breathing  love  divine, 

Our  dying  Master  stands  ; 
His  weeping  followers,  gathering  round, 
Receive  his  last  commands. 

2  From  that  mild  Teacher's  parting  lips 

What  tender  accents  fell ! 
The  gentle  precept  which  he  gave 
Became  its  author  well. 

3  i  Blessed  is  the  man,  whose  softening  heart 

Feels  all  another's  pain  ; 

To  whom  the  supplicating  eye 

Was  never  raised  in  vain  ; 

4  Whose  breast  expands  with  generous  warmth 

A  stranger's  wo  to  feel, 
And  bleeds  in  pity  o'er  the  wound 
He  wants  the  power  to  heal. 

5  He  spreads  his  kind  supporting  arms 

To  every  child  of  grief; 
His  secret  bounty  largely  flows, 
And  brings  unasked  relief. 

6  To  gentle  offices  of  love 

His  feet  are  never  slow  : 
He  views,  through  mercy's  melting  eye, 
A  brother  in  a  foe. 

7  Peace  from  the  bosom  of  his  God, 

My  peace  to  him  I  give ; 
And  when  he  kneels  before  his  throne, 
His  trembling  soul  shall  live. 

(134; 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

8  To  him  protection  shall  be  shown  ; 
And  mercy  from  above 
Descend  on  those,  who  thus  fulfil 
The  perfect  law  of  love.' 

Mrs.  Barbauld. 

147.  c.  m. 

The  Example  of  Jesus. 

1  Behold  !  where,  in  a  mortal  form, 

Appears  each  grace  divine ; 
The  virtues,  all  in  Jesus  met, 
With  mildest  radiance  shine. 

2  To  spread  the  rays  of  heavenly  light, 

To  give  the  mourner  joy, 
To  preach  glad  tidings  to  the  poor, 
Was  his  divine  employ. 

3  Lowly  in  heart,  to  all  his  friends 

A  friend  and  servant  found, 
He  washed  their  feet,  he  wiped  their  tears, 
And  healed  each  bleeding  wound. 

4  Mid  keen  reproach  and  cruel  scorn, 

Patient  and  meek  he  stood  ; 
His  foes  ungrateful  sought  his  life, — 
He  laboured  for  their  good. 

5  To  God  he  left  his  righteous  cause, 

And  still  his  task  pursued, 
While  humble  prayer,  and  holy  faith, 
His  fainting  strength  renewed. 

6  In  the  last  hour  of  deep  distress, 

Before  his  Father's  throne. 
With  soul  resigned,  he  bowed  and  said, 
'  Thv  will,   not  mine,  be  done  !' 
(135) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

7  Be  Christ  our  pattern,  ana  our  guide  ! 
His  image  may  we  bear  ! 
O  may  we  tread  his  holy  steps, 
His  joy  and  glory  share  ! 

Enfield. 

148.    S.    M. 
*  Blessed  are  the  Meek.'    Mat.  v.  5. 

1  *  Blessed  are  the  meek,'  he  said, 
Whose  doctrine  is  divine ; 

The  humble-minded  earth  possess, 
And  bright  in  heaven  will  shine. 

2  While  here  on  earth  they  stay, 
Calm  peace  with  them  shall  dwell, 

And  cheerful  hope,  and  heavenly  joy, 
Beyond  what  tongue  can  tell. 

3  The  God  of  peace  is  theirs ; 
They  own  his  gracious  sway  ; 

And  yielding  all  their  wills  to  him, 
His  sovereign  laws  obey. 

4  No  angry  passions  move, 
No  envy  fires  their  breast; 

The  prospect  of  eternal  peace, 
Bids  every  trouble  rest. 

5.      O  gracious  Father  !  grant 
That  we  this  influence  feel, 
That  all  we  hope,  or  wish,  may  be 
Subjected  to  thy  will ! 

G       Thus  Christ  our  Lord  to  own, 
Thus  thee  our  God  obey, 
Ensures  us  peace  and  joy  on  earth, 
And  leads  to  realms  of  day. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

("136^ 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

149.  c.  m. 

Christ's  Resurrection,  the  Pledge  of  ours.    1  Pet.  i.  3 — 5. 

1  Blessed  be  the  everlasting  God, 

The  Father  of  our  Lord ; 
Be  his  abounding  mercy  praised, 
His  majesty  adored. 

2  When  from  the  dead  he  raised  his  Son, 

And  called  him  to  the  sky, 

He  gave  our  souls  a  lively  hope 

That  they  should  never   die. 

3  What  though  his  uncontrolled  decree 

Command  our  flesh  to  dust ; 
Since  Christ,  our  pledge  and  pattern,  rose, 
So  all  his  followers  must. 

4  There's  an  inheritance  divine, 

Reserved  against  that  day ; 
'Tis  incorrupted,  undefiled, 
And  fadeth  not  away. 

5  We  by  thy  power,  O  God!  are  kept, 

Till  this  deliverance  come  ; 
We  walk  by  faith,  as  strangers  here, 
Till  thou  shalt  call  us  home. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

150.  c.  m. 

The  Reunion  of  virtuous  Friends  after  Death. 

1  Blessed  hour,  when  virtuous  friends  shall  meet,- 
Shall  meet  to  part  no  more, 
And  with  celestial  welcome  greet. 
On  an  immortal  shore. 
H37)  M  2 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

2  The  parent  finds  the  long-lost  child ; 

Brothers  on  brothers  gaze  ; 
The  tear  of  resignation  mild 
Is  changed  to  joy  and  praise. 

3  Each  tender  tie,  dissolved  with  pain, 

With  endless  bliss  is  crowned  ; 
All  that  was  dead,  revives  again  ; 
All  that  was  lost,  is  found. 

4  And  while  remembrance,  lingering  still, 

Draws  joy  from  sorrowing  hours  ; 
New  prospects  rise,  new  pleasures  fill 
The  soul's  expanded  powers. 

5  Congenial  minds,  arrayed  in  light, 

High  thoughts  shall  interchange ; 
Nor  cease,  with  ever-new  delight, 
On  wings  of  love  to  range. 

6  Their  Father  marks  their  generous  flame, 

And  looks  complacent  down ; 
The  smile  that  owns  their  filial  claim 
Is  their  immortal  crown. 

t  Liverpool  (Paradise  st.)  Coll. 

151.   C   M. 

Trust  in  God  founded  on  the  Fear  of  God. 

1  Blessed  is  the  man  who  fears  the  Lord : 

His  well  established  mind, 

In  every  varying  scene  of  life, 

Shall  true  composure  find. 

2  Oft  through  the  deep  and  stormy  sea, 

The  heavenly  footsteps  lie ; 
But  on  a  glorious  world  beyond, 
His  faith  can  fix  its  eye. 

038) 


BIS<  ©13  u.-r.- 

3  Though  dark  his  present  prospects  be. 

And  sorrows  round  him  dwell, 
Yet  hope  can  whisper  to  his  soul. 
That  all  shall  issue  well. 

4  Full  in  the  presence  of  his  God, 

Through  every  scene  he  goes  ; 
And,  fearing  him,  no  other  fear 
His  steadfast  bosom  knows. 

5  No  dangers  can  his  soul  alarm, 

No  gloomy  views  affright ; 
For  faith  assures  his  humble  heart, 
Whatever  is,  is  right. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

152.    H.    M. 

The  Gospel-Jubilee. 

1  Blow  ye  the  trumpet,  blow 
The  gladly  solemn  sound  : 
Let  all  the  nations  know, 
To  earth's  remotest  bound, 

The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  ye  wandering  sinners  !  home. 

2  Behold  the  Son  of  God, 
Commissioned  from  above. 
To  all  the  human  race 
The  messenger  of  love  ; 

The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come. 
Return,  ye  contrite  sinners !  home. 

3  The  gospel-trumpet  sounds  : 
Let  all  the  nations  hear, 
And  earth's  remotest  bounds 
Before  the  throne  appear ; 

The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come, 
Return,  ye  pardoned  sinners  !  home. 

Rippon's  Coll.  altU 
(ISM 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

153.   L.   M. 

God  Incomprehensible.     Job  xxvi. 

1  Can  creatures  to  perfection  find 
The  eternal,  uncreated  mind  ? 

Or  can  the  largest  stretch  of  thought 
Measure  and  search  his  nature  out  ? 

2  'Tis  high  as  heaven,  'tis  deep  as  hell, 
And  what  can  mortals  know  or  tell  ? 
His  glory  spreads  beyond  the  sky, 
And  all  the  shining  worlds  on  high. 

3  He  frowns,  and  darkness  veils  the  moon ; 
The  fainting  sun  grows  dim  at  noon ; 
The  pillars  of  heaven's  starry  roof 
Tremble  and  start  at  his  reproof. 

4  These  are  a  portion  of  his  ways  : 
But  who  shall  utter  all  his  praise  ! 
Who  can  endure  his  light,  or  stand 
To  hear  the  thunders  of  his  hand  ! 

Watts. 

154.  c.  m. 

Christian  Equity. 

1  Come,  let  us  search  our  ways,  and  try  ; 

Have  they  been  just  and  right  ? 
Is  the  great  rule  of  equity 
Our  practice  and  delight  ? 

2  What  we  would  have  our  neighbour  do, 

Have  we  still  done  the  same  ? 
From  others  ne'er  withheld  the  due, 
Which  we  from  others  claim  ? 

(140) 


OF  DISCOCK- 

3  Have  we  ne'er  envied  others'  gooii. 

Ne'er  envied  others'  praise  ? 

In  no  man's  path  malignant  stood. 

Nor  used  detraction's  ways  ? 

4  Have  we  not,  deaf  to  his  request. 

Turned  from  another's  wo  ? 
The  scorn  which  wrings  the  sufferers  breas(. 
Have  we  abhorred  to  show  ? 

5  Then  may  we  raise  our  humble  prayer 

To  God,  the  just  and  kind ; 
May  thankful  cast  on  him  our  care. 
And  hope  his  grace  to  find. 

6  Religion's  path  they  never  trod. 

Who  equity  contemn  ; 
Nor  ever  are  they  just  to  God, 
Who  prove  unjust  to  men. 

Watts. 

155.  c.  m. 

Christ's  Invitation  to  Sinners.    Mat.  xi.  28—30. 

1  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  who  mourn, 

With  guilt  and  fears  oppressed ; 
Resign  to  me  the  willing  heart. 
And  I  will  give  you  rest. 

2  Take  up  my  yoke,  and  learn  of  me 

A  meek  and  lowly  mind  ; 
And  thus  your  wearied  troubled  souls 
Repose  and  peace  shall  find. 

3  For  light  and  gentle  is  my  yoke ; 

The  burden  I  impose 
Shall  ease  the  heart  which  groaned  before. 
Beneath  a  load  of  woes. 

t  c^t<rh  ftwpbrares 

cut) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECT* 

156.  7  s.  M. 

Christ's  Invitations.     Mat.  xi.  23. 

1  Come,  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice, 
Come,  and  make  my  paths  your  choice  : 
I  will  guide  you  to  your  home ; 
Weary  pilgrim !  hither  come. 

2  Thou  who  houseless,  sole,  forlorn, 
Long  hast  borne  the  proud  world's  scorn, 
Long  hast  roamed  the  barren  waste, 
Weary  pilgrim !  hither  haste. 

3  Ye  who  tossed  on  beds  of  pain, 
Seek  for  ease,  but  seek  in  vain ; 
Ye  whose  swoln  and  sleepless  eyes 
Watch  to  see  the  morning  rise ; 

4  Ye,  by  fiercer  anguish  torn, 

In  remorse  for  guilt  who  mourn, 
Here  repose  your  heavy  care  : 
Who  the  stings  of  guilt  can  bear ! 

5  Sinner !  come,  for  here  is  found 
Balm  that  flows  for  every  wound, 
Peace  that  ever  shall  endure, 
Rest  eternal,  sacred,  sure. 

Mrs.  Barbauld. 

157.  L.   M. 

1  Blessed  are  they  that  mourn.'     Mat.  v.  4. 

i  Deem  not  that  they  are  blessed  alone, 
Whose  days  a  peaceful  tenor  keep  ; 
The  God,  who  loves  our  race,  has  shown 
A  blessing  for  the  eves  that  weep. 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

2  The  light  of  smiles  shall  beam  again 
From  lids  that  now  o'erflow  with  tears. 
And  weary  hours  of  wo  and  pain 

Are  earnests  of  serener  years. 

3  O  there  are  days  of  hope  and  rest 
For  every  dark  and  troubled  night ! 
And  grief  may  bide,  an  evening  guest, 
But  joy  shall  come  with  early  light. 

4  And  ye,  who  o'er  a  friend's  low  bier, 
Now  shed  the  bitter  drops  like  rain, 
Hope  that  a  brighter,  happier  sphere, 
Will  give  him  to  thy  arms  again. 

5  Nor  let  the  good  man's  trust  depart, 
Though  life  its  common  gifts  deny ; 
Nor  hopeless  sorrow  break  the  heart, 
That  spurned  of  men,  fears  not  to  die. 

6  For  God  hath  marked  each  anguished  day, 
And  numbered  every  secret  tear ; 

And  heaven's  long  age  of  bliss  shall  pay 

For  all  his  children  suffer  here. 

* 

158.  L.  M. 

Faith  in  the  Invisible  God.     Heb.  xi.  2*7. 

1  Eternal  and  immortal  King ! 

Thy  peerless  splendours  none  can  bear ; 
But  darkness  veils  seraphic  eyes, 
When  God  with  all  his  glory's  there. 

2  Yet  faith  can  pierce  the  awful  gloom, 
The  great  Invisible  can  see ; 

And  with  its  tremblings  mingle  joy, 

In  fixed  regards,  srreat  God !  on  thee. 
'1  13 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  Then  every  tempting  form  of  sin, 
Awed  by  thy  presence,  disappears  ; 
And  all  the  glowing  raptured  soul 
The  likeness  it  contemplates,  wears. 

4  This  one  petition  would  it  urge, — 
To  bear  thee  ever  in  its  sight ; 

In  life,  in  death,  in  worlds  unknown, 
Its  only  portion  and  delight ! 

Doddridge. 

159.  L.  P.  M. 

Life,  Death,  and  Resurrection. 

1  Eternal  God !  how  frail  is  man ! 
Few  are  the  hours,  and  short  the  span, 

Between  the  cradle  and  the  grave : 
Who  can  prolong  his  vital  breath  ? 
Who  from  the  bold  demands  of  death 

Hath  skill  to  fly,  or  power  to  save  ? 

2  But  let  no  murmuring  heart  complain, 
That,  therefore,  man  is  made  in  vain, 

Nor  the  Creator's  grace  distrust ; 
For  though  his  servants,  day  by  day, 
Go  to  their  graves,  and  turn  to  clay, 

A  bright  reward  awaits  the  just. 

3  Jesus  hath  made  thy  purpose  known, 
A  new  and  better  life  hath  shown, 

And  we  the  glorious  tidings  hear : 
For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
That  we  can  read  his  holy  word, 
And  find  a  resurrection  there. 

Waft?. 

(144) 


160.  c.  m. 

Divine  Power. 

1  Eternal  God !  thy  works  of  might 

Our  awe  and  wonder  raise  ; 
Thy  deeds  of  glory  far  surpass 
Our  loftiest  notes  of  praise. 

2  Thine  awful  thunder  fills  the  air. 

Resounding  through  the  sky  ; 
While  vivid  lightnings  midst  the  gloom. 
Proclaim  Jehovah  nigh. 

3  He  comes  j  all  nature  prostrate  lies, 

And  trembles  at  his  nod  ; 
Earthquakes  and  dreadful  storms  announce 
The  presence  of  the  God. 

4  The  howling  winds,  the  beating  rain. 

The  seas  tumultuous  roar, — 
These  in  tremendous  concert  joined. 
Exalt  thy  boundless  power. 

5  Great  God  !  we  trust  the  matchless  strength 

Of  thine  almighty  arm. 
Which,  midst  the  wreck  of  thousand  worlds, 
Could  shelter  us  from  harm. 

t  Jervis. 

161.   C.   M. 

The  Power  of  Faith. 

1  Faith  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss. 
And  saves  us  from  its  snares : 
Its  aid  in  every  duty  brings, 
And  softens  all  our  cares. 
(145)  N 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

2  It  quells  the  raging  flames  of  sin, 

And  lights  the  sacred  fire 
Of  love  to  God  and  heavenly  things, 
And  feeds  the  pure  desire. 

3  The  wounded  conscience  knows  its  power 

The  healing  balm  to  give  ; 
That  balm  the  saddest  heart  can  cheer, 
And  make  the  dying  live. 

4  Wide  it  unveils  celestial  worlds, 

Where  deathless  pleasures  reign ; 
And  bids  us  seek  our  portion  there, 
Nor  bids  us  seek  in  vain. 

o  On  that  bright  prospect  may  we  rest, 
Till  this  frail  body  dies ; 
And  then,  on  faith's  triumphant  wings, 
To  endless  glory  rise. 

Salisbury  Co 

162.  s.  m. 

Heaven.     Rev.  vii.  15 — 17. 

1  Far  from  these  scenes  of  night 
Unbounded  glories  rise, 

And  realms  of  infinite  delight, 
Unknown  to  mortal  eyes. 

2  There  sickness  never  comes  ; 
There  grief  no  more  complains  ; 

Health  triumphs  in  immortal  bloom, 
And  purest  pleasure  reigns. 

3  No  strife,  nor  envy  there 
The  sons  of  peace  molest ; 

But  harmony,  and  love  sincerca 
Fill  every  happy  breast. 

(146 


OK  DISCOUR?K> 

4  No  cloud  those  regions  know. 
For  ever  bright  and  fair  ; 

For  sin,  the  source  of  mortal  wo, 
Can  never  enter  there. 

5  There  night  is  never  known, 
Nor  sun's  faint  sickly  ray; 

But  glory  from  the  eternal  throne 
Spreads  everlasting  day. 

6  O  may  this  prospect  fire 
Our  hearts  with  ardent  love  ! 

And  lively  faith  and  strong  desire 
Bear  every  thought  above. 

Mrs.  Steele,  alt'd. 

163.  c.  m. 

Religious  Retirement. 

1  Far  from  the  world,  O  Lord  !  I  flee, 

From  strife  and  tumult  far  ; 
From  scenes  where  sin  is  waging  still 
Its  most  successful  war. 

2  The  calm  retreat,  the  silent  shade, 

With  prayer  and  praise  agree  ; 
And  seem  by  thy  sweet  bounty  made 
For  those  who  follow  thee. 

3  There,  if  thy  presence  cheer  the  soul. 

And  grace  her  mean  abode, 
O  with  what  peace,  and  joy,  and  love. 
She  communes  with  her  God  ! 

4  There,  like  the  nightingale,  she  pours 

Her  solitary  lays ; 
Nor  asks  a  witness  of  her  song, 
Nor  thirsts  for  human  praise. 
(147) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

o  Author  and  Guardian  of  my  life, 
Thou  source  of  light  divine ! 
And,  all  harmonious  names  in  one, 
My  Father! — thou  art  mine! 

6  What  thanks  I  owe  thee,  and  what  love,— 

A  boundless,  endless  store, 

Shall  echo  through  the  realms  above, 

When  time  shall  be  no  more! 

Cowper. 

164.  c.  m. 

TGhe  Law  of  Love. 

!  Far  from  thy  servants,  God  of  grace ! 
The  unfeeling  heart  remove ; 
And  form  in  our  obedient  souls 
The  image  of  thy  love. 

2  O  may  our  sympathising  breasts 

The  generous  pleasure  know, 
Kindly  to  share  in  others'  joy, 
And  weep  for  others'  wo ! 

3  Where'er  the  helpless  sons  of  grief 

In  low  distress  are  laid, 
Soft  be  our  hearts  their  pains  to  feel, 
And  swift  our  hands  to  aid. 

4  O  be  the  law  of  love  fulfilled, 

In  every  act  and  thought ; 
Each  angry  passion  far  removed, 
Each  selfish  view  forgot ! 

5  Be  thou,  my  heart !  dilated  wide 

With  this  kind  social  grace  ; 
And,  in  one  grasp  of  fervent  love, 
All  earth  and  heaven  embrace. 

Doddridge. 
(148) 


165.  c.  m. 

Trust  in  God  through  all  the  Changes  of  Liie. 

I  Father  divine  !   before  thy  view, 
All  worlds,  all  creatures  lie ; 
No  distance  can  elude  thy  search. 
No  action  'scape  thine  eye. 

I  From  thee  our  vital  breath  we  drew  ; 
Our  childhood  was  thy  care  5 
And  vigorous  youth  and  feeble  age, 
Thy  kind  protection  share. 

I  Whate'er  we  do,  where'er  we  turn, 
Thy  ceaseless  bounty  flows  ; 
Oppressed  with  wo,  when  nature  faints, 
Thine  arm  is  our  repose. 

t  To  thee  we  look,  thou  Power  supreme  ! 
O  still  our  wants  supply  ! 
Safe  in  thy  presence  may  we  live, 
And  in  thy  favour  die. 

John  Taylor. 

166.   L.   M. 

Reverence  and  Love  to  Jesus. 

Father  of  Jesus  !  God  of  love ! 
Of  every  joy  and  hope  the  spring ; 
For  the  rich  grace  by  him  bestowed. 
To  thee  our  grateful  praise  we  bring. 

5  Of  pardon  and  eternal  life 
Thy  mercy  formed  the  gracious  plan ; 
And  Jesus,  sent  by  thee,  conveyed 
The  glorious  news  to  sinful  man. 

(14<»  N  2 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  To  seal  the  covenant  which  he  brought. 

He  passed  through  suffering,  shame,  and  death  \ 
And  shall  not  we  his  claims  revere, 
And  love  him  to  our  latest  breath  ? 

4  O  may  his  love  our  hearts  inspire 
His  holy  precepts  to  obey  ; 

His  spirit  ever  be  our  own, 

His  promise  cheer  in  life's  last  day ! 

5  And  when  we  stand  before  his  bar, 
May  Jesus  own  us  as  his  friends  ; 
Then  to  his  glory  we  shall  rise, 

And  share  the  bliss  which  never  ends. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

167.  c.  m. 

Imploring  Divine  Guidance. 

1  Father  of  light !  conduct  my  feet 

Through  life's  dark,  dangerous  road; 
Let  each  advancing  step,  still  bring 
Me  nearer  to  my  God. 

2  Let  heaven-eyed  prudence  be  my  guide  : 

And  when  I  go  astray, 
Recal  my  feet  from  folly's  path, 
To  wisdom's  better  way. 

3  Teach  me  in  every  various  scene 

To  keep  my  end  in  sight ; 
And  while  I  tread  life's  mazy  track, 
Let  wisdom  guide  me  right. 

4  That  heavenly  wisdom  from  above 

Abundantly  impart; 
And  let  it  guard,  and  guide,  and  warm, 
And  penetrate  my  heart; 

(150) 


0  Till  it  shall  lead  me  to  thyself, 

Fountain  of  bliss  and  love  ! 
And  all  my  darkness  be  dispersed 
In  endless  light  above. 

Smart. 

168.  c.  m. 

Praise  to  God  through  all  the  Changes  of  Life. 

1  Father  of  mercies !  God  of  love ! 

My  Father,  and  my  God ! 
I'll  sing  the  honours  of  thy  name, 
And  spread  thy  praise  abroad. 

2  In  every  period  of  my  life, 

Thy  thoughts  of  love  appear; 
Thy  mercies  gild  the  transient  scene, 
And  crown  each  passing  year. 

3  In  all  thy  mercies,  may  my  soul 

A  Father's  bounty  see  ; 
Nor  let  the  gifts  thy  grace  bestows, 
Estrange  my  heart  from  thee. 

4  Teach  me,  in  times  of  deep  distress, 

To  own  thy  hand,  O  God! 
And  in  submissive  silence  hear 
The  lessons  of  thy  rod. 

5  Through  every  changing  state  of  life, 

Each  bright,  each  clouded  scene, 
Give  me  a  meek  and  humble  mind, 
Still  equal  and  serene. 

6  Then  may  I  close  my  eyes  in  death, 

Free  from  all  anxious  fear  ; 
For  death  itself,  my  God  !  is  life, 
If  thou  be  with  me  there. 

Heginbothaun. 
(151) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

169.  c.  m. 

The  Vanity  of  Human  Life. 

1  Frail  life  of  man — how  short  its  stay, 

And  various  as  the  wind ! 
Heedless  we  sport  oar  hours  away, 
Nor  think  of  death  behind. 

2  See  the  fair  cheek  of  beauty  fade, 

Frail  glory  of  an  hour  ! 
And  blooming  youth,  with  sickening  head, 
Droop  like  the  dying  flower. 

3  Wealth,  pomp,  and  honour,  we  behold 

With  an  admiring  eye, 
Like  summer's  insects  dressed  in  gold, 
That  flutter,  shine,  and  die. 

4  Then  rise,  my  soul !  and  soar  away 

Above  the  thoughtless  crowd, 

Above  the  pleasures  of  the  gay, 

And  splendours  of  the  proud  ; 

5  Where  everlasting  beauties  bloom, 

And  pleasures  all  divine  5 
Where  wealth  that  never  can  consume, 
And  endless  glories  shine. 

Rev.  Henry  Moore. 

170.  L.  M. 

Abiding  in  Christ.     John  vi.  68. 

I   From  Christ,  my  Lord,  shall  I  depart 
And  rase  his  image  from  my  heart ; 
Forsake  the  beams  of  heavenly  day, 
And  follow  nature's  feeble  ray? 

(152) 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

2  Treasures  of  power  and  grace  divine 
United,  in  m\  6avidur  shine  ; 

Nor  other  name  but  his  is  given 
To  lead  us  to  the  joys  of  heaven. 

3  True  living  bread  his  hands  bestow  ; 
Pure  living  waters  round  him  flow  ; 
And  shall  1  from  the  fountain  fly, 
And  in  the  parching  desert  die  ? 

4  Words  of  eternal  life  are  stored. 
In  the  rich  gospel  of  my  Lord : 
Can  I  immortal  hopes  consign 

To  luxury's  gulf,  or  mammon's  mine  1 

5  Forbid  it,  Author  of  my  frame, 
Great  God,  from  whom  my  spirit  came  ! 
Thy  Son  can  endless  life  bestow ; 

To  whom  but  him,  then,  should  I  go  ?   * 

t  Christian  Reformer,  alt'd. 

171.    c.  ML 

Christian  Purity. 

1  From  every  thought  and  wish  impure, 

Great  God  !  preserve  my  soul ; 
May  every  rebel  passion  bow 
To  thy  divine  control. 

2  Sin  has  a  thousand  treacherous  arts, 

To  lead  the  soul  aside  : 
Teach  me  her  every  art  to  shun, 
And  be  my  constant  guide. 

3  Ne'er  let  me  venture  to  begin 

The  gay,  enchanted  round, 
Where,  in  a  thoughtless  guilty  maze, 

The  slaves  of  sin  are  found. 
(153) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

4  Lord  !  grant  me  thine  assisting  grace. 

Where'er  I'm  called  to  go  ; 
Upheld  by  thee,  my  cautious  feet 
The  paths  of  peace  shall  know. 

5  Through  all  the  dangerous  scenes  of  life, 

My  way  still  deign  to  trace  ; 
And  after  death  may  I  behold. 
With  joy,  thy  holy  face. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

172.    L.    M. 


Final  Acceptance  of  all  who  fear  God,  and  work  Righteousness 
Rom.  ii.  6—16. 

1  From  north  and  south,  from  east  and  west, 
Advance  the  myriads  of  the  blessed ; 
From  every  clime  of  earth  they  come, 
And  find  in  heaven  a  common  home. 

2  In  one  immortal  throng  we  view 
Pagan  and  Christian,  Greek  and  Jew ; 
But  all  their  doubts  and  darkness  o'er, 
One  only  God  they  now  adore. 

3  Howe'er  divided  here  below, 

One  bliss,  one  spirit,  now  they  know  ; 
Though  some  ne'er  heard  of  Jesus'  name, 
Yet  God  admits  their  honest  claim. 

4  On  earth,  according  to  their  light, 
They  aimed  to  practise  what  was  right : 
Hence  all  their  errors  are  forgiven, 
And  Jesus  welcomes  them  to  heaven. 

Butcher. 
(154) 


OF  DISCOURSE?. 

173.    L.    M. 

The  Excellency  of  the  Gospel. 

1  God,  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son, 
Makes  his  eternal  counsels  known  ; 
'Tis  here  his  richest  mercy  shines, 
And  truth  is  drawn  in  fairest  lines. 

2  Wisdom  its  dictates  here  imparts, 

To  form  our  minds,  to  cheer  our  hearts 
Its  influence  makes  the  sinner  live  ; 
It  bids  the  drooping  saint  revive. 

3  Our  raging  passions  it  controls, 
And  comfort  yields  to  contrite  souls  ; 
It  brings  a  better  world  in  view, 

And  guides  us  all  our  journey  through. 

4  May  this  blessed  volume  ever  lie 
Close  to  my  heart,  and  near  my  eye ; 
To  life's  last  hour  my  soul  employ, 
And  fit  me  for  the  heavenly  joy. 

Beddome, 

174.  c.  m. 

The  Mystery  and  Benignity  of  Providence. 

1  God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way, 

His  wonders  to  perform ; 
He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea, 
And  rides  upon  the  storm. 

2  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 

Of  never-failing  skill, 
He  treasures  up  his  vast  designs. 
And  works  his  sovereign  will. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  Ye  fearful  saints !  fresh  courage  take  : 

The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  will  break 
In  blessings  on  your  head. 

4  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense. 

But  trust  him  for  his  grace  : 
Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 

5  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 

Unfolding  every  hour; 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower. 

6  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 

And  scan  his  work  in  vain  5 
God  is  his  own  interpreter, 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 

Cowper. 

175.   L.   M. 

The  Wisdom  of  Improving  Time.    Eph.  v.  15, 16. 

1  God  of  eternity !  from  thee 
Did  infant  time  his  being  draw : 
Moments  and  days,  and  months  and  years, 
Revolve  by  thine  unvaried  law. 

2  Silent,  but  swift,  they  glide  away ; 
Steady  and  strong  the  current  flows, 
Lost  in  eternity's  wide  sea, 

The  boundless  gulf  from  which  it  rose. 

3  The  thoughtless  tribes  of  mortal  men, 
Along  the  mighty  stream  are  borne 
On  to  their  everlasting  home, 

That  country  whence  there's  no  return. 

(150 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

4  \et  while  the  shore,  on  either  side, 
Presents  a  gaudy,  flattering  show ; 
We  gaze,  in  fond  amusement  lost, 
Nor  think  to  what  a  world  we  go. 

5  Great  Source  of  wisdom  !  teach  our  hearts 
To  know  the  worth  of  every  hour ; 

That  time  may  bear  us  on  to  joys 
Beyond  its  measure  and  its  power. 

Doddridge. 

176.   7  s.   M. 

Penitential. 

1  God  of  mercy  !  God  of  love ! 
Hear  our  cad  repentant  songs  ; 
Listen  to  thy  suppliant  race, 
Thou  to  whom  all  grace  belongs ! 

2  Deep  regret  for  follies  past, 
Talents  wasted,  time  mispent ; 
Hearts  debased  by  worldly  cares, 
Thankless  for  the  blessings  lent ; 

3  Foolish  fears  and  fond  desires, 
Vain  regrets  for  things  as  vain  ; 
Lips  too  seldom  taught  to  praise, 
Oft  to  murmur  and  complain  ; — 

4  These,  and  every  secret  fault, 
FilPd  with  grief  and  shame  we  own  : 
Humbled  at  thy  feet  we  bow, 
Seeking  pardon  from  thy  throne. 

5  God  of  mercy !  God  of  grace ! 
Hear  our  sad  repentant  songs  ; 
O  restore  thy  suppliant  race, 
Thou  to  whom  all  praise  belongs ! 

J.  Taylor. 
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PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

177.  L.  M. 

Giving  Thanks  to  God  in  all  Things. 

1  God  of  our  lives  !  our  thanks  to  thee 
Should,  like  thy  gifts,  continual  be : 
In  constant  streams  thy  bounty  flows, 
Nor  end,  nor  intermission  knows. 

2  From  thee  our  comforts  all  arise, 

Our  numerous  wants  thy  hand  supplies ; 
Nor  can  we  ever,  Lord !  be  poor, 
Who  live  on  thine  exhaustless  store. 

3  If  what  we  ask  our  God  denies, 
It  is  because  he's  good  and  wise ; 
And  what  for  evils  we  mistake, 

He  can  our  greatest  blessings  make. 

4  Deep,  Lord !  upon  the  thankful  breast 
Let  all  thy  favours  be  impressed, 
That  we  may  never  more  forget 

The  whole,  or  any  single  debt. 

5  Dispose  us,  each  revolving  day, 
For  daily  gifts,  our  thanks  to  pay ; 

And  though  withdrawn  those  gifts  should  be. 
In  all  things  to  give  thanks  to  thee. 

Browne,  altYL 

178.  c.  m. 

God  the  Creator  of  Mankind. 

1  God  of  our  lives !  whose  bounteous  care 
First  gave  us  power  to  move ; 
How  shall  our  thankful  hearts  declare 
The  wonders  of  thy  love  ! 

(158) 


OF  DISCOURSE 

2  While  void  of  thought  and  sense  we  lay. 

Dust  of  our  parent  earth, 
Thy  breath  informed  the  sleeping  clay, 
And  called  us  into  birth. 

3  Thine  eye  beheld  in  perfect  view, 

The  yet  unfinished  plan ; 
The  imperfect  lines  thy  pencil  drew, 
And  formed  the  future  man. 

4  O  may  this  frame,  which  rising  grew 

Beneath  thy  forming  hands, 
Be  studious  ever  to  pursue 
Whate'er  thy  will  commands  ! 

Dodsley's  Poems,  alt*d. 

179.   L.   M. 

Devout  Wishes  for  Guidance  in  the  Christian  Course.     Ps.  xix. 

1  God  of  the  morning  !  at  whose  voice 
The  cheerful  sun  makes  haste  to  rise, 
And  robed  in  splendour,  doth  rejoice 
To  run  his  journey  through  the  skies  ! 

2  O,  like  the  sun.  may  we  fulfil 
The  appointed  duties  of  the  day ; 
With  steady  mind,  and  active  will, 
Press  on  and  keep  our  heavenly  way ! 

•  3  Lord  !  thy  commands  are  right  and  pure, 
Enlightening  our  beclouded  eyes  ; 
Thy  threatenings  just,  thy  promise  sure : 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise. 

4  Give  us  thy  counsel  for  our  guide, 
And  then  receive  us  to  thy  bliss : 
May  every  wish  and  hope  beside, 
Be  faint  and  cold  compared  with  this ! 

Watts. 
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PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

180.  s.  M. 

Virtuous  Desires.     Ps.  xxv.  8,  9.  12.  20. 

1  God,  who  is  just  and  kind, 
Will  those  who  err  instruct, 

And  in  the  paths  of  righteousness 
Their  wandering  steps  conduct. 

2  The  humble  soul  he  guides ; 
Teaches  the  meek  his  way ; 

Kindness  and  truth  he  shows  to  all 
Who  him  in  truth  obey. 

3  Give  us  the  tender  heart 
That  mingles  fear  with  love ; 

And  lead  us  through  whatever  path 
Thy  wisdom  shall  approve. 

4  O  ever  keep  our  souls 
From  error,  shame,  and  guilt! 

Nor  suffer  the  fair  hope  to  fail, 
Which  on  thy  truth  is  built. 

Patrick. 

181.  c.  M. 

Divine  Providence,  and  the  Folly  of  Self-Dependence. 

1  God  reigns  ;  events  in  order  flow, 

Man's  industry  to  guide  ; 
But  in  a  different  channel  go, 
To  humble  human  pride. 

2  The  swift,  not  always  in  the  race 

Shall  win  the  crowning  prize ; 
Not  always  wealth  and  honour  grace 
The  labours  of  the  wise. 

(160) 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

o  Fond  mortals  do  themselves  beguile, 
When  on  themselves  they  rest ; 
Blind  is  their  wisdom,  vain  their  toil, 
By  thee,  O  Lord !  unblessed. 

4  'Tis  ours,  the  furrows  to  prepare, 

And  sow  the  precious  grain ; 
'Tis  thine  to  give  the  sun  and  air, 
And  send  the  genial  rain. 

5  Evil  and  good  before  thee  stand, 

Their  mission  to  perform  : 
The  sun  shines  bright  at  thy  command; 
Thy  hand  directs  the  storm. 

6  In  all  our  ways,  we  humbly  own 

Thy  providential  power ; 
Entrusting  to  thy  care  alone 
The  lot  of  every  hour. 


Scott,  alt'd. 


182.  s.  3i. 


*  By  Grace  ye  are  saved.'    Ephes.  ii.  5. 

1  Grace — 'tis  a  pleasing  sound, 
Harmonious  to  the  ear ; 

Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound, 
And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 

2  Grace  first  contrived  the  way, 
To  save  rebellious  man; 

And  all  the  steps  display  that  grace 
Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 

3  Grace  taught  our  wandering  feet 
To  tread  the  heavenly  road  ; 

And  fresh  supplies  each  hour  we  meet. 
While  pressing  on  to  God, 
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4       Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown. 
Through  everlasting  days ; 
It  lays  in  heaven  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 

Doddridge. 

183.  L.  M. 

The  Fear  of  God. 

1  Great  Author  of  all  nature's  frame ! 
Holy  and  reverend  is  thy  name ; 
Against  thee  who  shall  lift  his  hand ! 
Before  thy  terrors  who  can  stand ! 

2  But  blessed  are  they,  O  gracious  Lord ! 
Who  fear  thy  name,  and  keep  thy  word : 
Thy  wisdom  guides,  thy  power  defends 
Their  life,  till  life  its  journey  ends. 

3  O  that  my  soul  with  awful  sense 
Of  thy  transcendent  excellence, 
May  close  the  day,  the  day  begin, 
Watchful  against  each  darling  sin ! 

4  Never,  O  never  from  my  heart, 
May  this  great  principle  depart, 
But  act  with  unahating  power, 
Within  me  to  my  latest  hour ! 

Scott,  alt'd. 

184.  L.  M. 

Mutability  of  the  Creation,  and  Immutability  of  God. 
Ps.  cii.  25—28. 

1  Great  Former  of  this  various  frame ! 
Our  souls  adore  thine  awful  name, 
And  bow  with  reverence,  while  we  praise 
The  Ancient  of  eternal  days. 

(162) 


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Beyond  an  .angel's  vision  bright. 
Thou  dwell'st  in  uncreated  light ; 
Which  shines  with  undiminished  ray, 
While  suns  and  systems  pass  away. 

3  Our  days  a  transient  period  run, 
And  change  with  every  circling  sun ; 
And,  in  the  firmest  state  we  boast, 

A  moth  can  crush  us  into  dust. 

4  But  let  all  nature  fall  around ; 

Let  death  consign  us  to  the  ground ; 
Let  the  last  general  flame  arise, 
Consume  the  earth,  dissolve  the  skies : 

5  Calm  as  the  summer's  ocean,  we 
Can  all  the  wreck  of  nature  see, 
While  grace  secures  us  an  abode, 
Unshaken  as  the  throne  of  God. 

Doddridge,  alt'd. 

185.  c.  m. 

The  Eternal  Dominion  of  God. 

1  Great  God !  how  infinite  art  thou ! 

How  weak  and  frail  are  we ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow. 
And  homage  pay  to  thee. 

2  Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 

Ere  earth  or  heaven  was  made : 
Thou  art  the  ever-living  God, 
Were  all  the  nations  dead. 

3  Nature  and  time  all  open  lie 

To  thine  immense  survey, 
From  the  formation  of  the  sky. 
To  the  last  awful  dav. 
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4  Eternity,  with  all  its  years, 

Stands  present  in  thy  view ; 
To  thee,  there's  nothing  old  appears, 
Great  God !  there's  nothing  new. 

5  Our  lives  through  varying  scenes  are  drawn, 

And  vex'd  with  trifling  cares, 
While  thine  eternal  thought  moves  on 
Thine  undisturbed  affairs. 

6  Great  God  !  how  infinite  art  thou ! 

How  frail  and  helpless  we  ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bows 
And  glory  give  to  thee. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

186.  L.  M. 

God  Incomprehensible. 

1  Great  God !  in  vain  man's  narrow  view 
Attempts  to  look  thy  nature  through ; 
Our  labouring  powers  with  reverence  own 
Thy  glories  never  can  be  known. 

2  Not  the  high  seraph's  mighty  thought, 
Who  countless  years  his  God  has  sought, 
Such  wondrous  height  or  depth  can  find, 
Or  fully  trace  thy  boundless  mind. 

3  Yet,  Lord !  thy  kindness  deigns  to  show 
Enough  for  mortal  man  to  know ; 
While  wisdom,  goodness,  power  divine, 
Through  all  thy  works  and  conduct  shine. 

4  O  may  our  souls  with  rapture  trace 
Thy  works  of  nature  and  of  grace ; 
Explore  thy  sacred  name,  and  still 
Press  on  to  know  and  do  thy  will ! 

Kippis. 

(164) 


OF  DISCOURSE. 

187.  c.  m. 

The  Omnipresence  and  Providence  of  God. 

1  Great  God !  how  vast  is  thine  abode ! 

Mysterious  are  thy  ways  ! 
Unseen,  thy  footsteps  in  the  air, 
And  trackless  in  the  seas. 

2  Yet  the  whole  peopled  world  bespeaks 

Thy  being  and  thy  power, 
Mid  the  resplendent  blaze  of  day, 
And  awful  midnight  hour. 

3  Nor  all  the  peopled  world  alone, 

Rich  fields  and  verdant  plains, — 
But  lonely  wilds  by  man  untrod, 
Where  silent  horror  reigns  ; 

4  Tempests  and  winds  that  sweep  the  sky, 

Caverns  and  mountains  bare, 
Earthquakes  and  storms,  and  swelling  waves, 
Thy  grandeur  all  declare. 

5  Through  all  creation's  widest  range 

The  hand  of  heaven  is  near ; 
Where'er  we  wander  in  the  world, 
Lo !  God  is  present  there. 

Jervis,  alt'd. 

188.   L.  M. 

Steadfastness  and  Watchfulness  implored. 

1  Great  God !  my  Father  and  my  Friend. 
On  whom  I  cast  my  constant  care, 
On  whom  for  all  things  I  depend  ! 
To  thee  I  raise  mv  humble  praver. 
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2  Endue  me  with  a  holy  fear ; 
The  frailty  of  my  heart  reveal ; 
Sin  and  its  snares  are  always  near, 
Thee  may  I  always  nearer  feel. 

3  0  that  to  thee  my  constant  mind 
May  with  a  steady  flame  aspire ; 
Pride  in  its  earliest  motions  find, 
And  check  the  rise  of  wrong  desire ! 

4  O  that  my  watchful  soul  may  fly 
The  first  perceived  approach  of  sin ; 
Look  up  to  thee  when  danger's  nigh, 
And  feel  thy  fear  control  within ! 

5  Search,  gracious  God !  my  inmost  heart ; 
From  guilt  and  error  set  me  free ; 

Thy  light  and  truth  and  peace  impart, 
And  guide  me  safe  to  heaven  and  thee. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

189.  c.  m. 

Prayer  for  the  Spread  of  the  Gospel. 

1  Great  God  of  grace !  arise  and  shine, 

With  beams  of  heavenly  light ; 
From  this  dark  world  of  sin  dispel 
The  long  and  doleful  night. 

2  Let  no  inferior  being  share 

The  honours  due  to  thee : 
May  every  nation  know  thy  name. 
And  thy  salvation  see. 

3  No  more  may  persecution  dare 

To  lift  her  iron  rod ; 
No  longer  shed  the  blood  of  saints, 
And  plead  a  zeal  for  God. 

(186) 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

4  With  its  own  pure  and  native  light. 

Lord !  may  thy  gospel  shine  ; 
May  error  fly  like  noxious  mists 
Before  this  light  divine. 

5  While  heaven-born  truth  her  charms  reveals, 

May  love  each  breast  inspire  ; 
Nor  one  base  passion  ever  mix, 
To  quench  this  sacred  fire. 

Needham. 

190.  c.  m. 

God  our  Constant  Benefactor. 

1  Great  God !  to  thee  our  grateful  tongues 

United  thanks  would  raise  : 
Inspire  our  hearts  to  raise  the  songs 
Which  celebrate  thy  praise. 

2  From  thine  almighty  forming  hand 

We  drew  our  vital  powers  ; 
Our  time  revolves  at  thy  command, 
In  all  its  circling  hours. 

3  Thy  power,  our  ever-present  guard, 

From  every  ill  defends  ; 
While  numerous  dangers  hover  round, 
Our  help  from  thee  descends. 

4  Beneath  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 

How  sweet  is  our  repose  ! 
Thy  morning  light  renews  the  springs 
From  whence  our  comfort  flows. 

5  In  celebration  of  thy  praise, 

May  we  employ  our  breath  ; 
And,  walking  steadfast  in  thy  ways, 
We'll  triumph  over  death. 

Flexman, 
(167) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

191.  C  M. 

Confidence  in  God. 

1  Great  God !  thine  attributes  divine, 

Thy  glorious  works  and  ways, 
The  wonders  of  thy  power  and  might, 
The  universe  displays. 

2  In  safety  may  thy  children  rest 

On  thy  sustaimng  arm ; 
Extended  still,  and  strong  to  save 
From  danger  and  alarm. 

3  O  may  thy  gracious  presence,  Lord ! 

Chase  anxious  fears  away ; 
Amidst  the  ruins  of  the  world, 
Our  guardian  and  our  stay! 

Jervis. 

192.  i.  m. 

Christian  Zeal  tempered  by  Charity. 

1  Great  God !  whose  all-pervading  eye 
Sees  every  passion  in  my  soul ! 

When  sunk  too  low,  or  raised  too  high, 
Teach  me  those  passions  to  control. 

2  Temper  the  fervours  of  my  frame  ; 
Be  chanty  their  constant  spring; 
And  O  let  no  unhallowed  flame 
Pollute  the  offerings  which  I  bring ! 

3  Let  love  with  piety  unite 

To  mend  the  bias  of  my  will ; 

While  hope  and  heaven-eyed  faith  excite, 

And  wisdom  regulates,  my  zeal ; — 

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4  That  wisdom  which  to  meekness  turns,- 
Wisdom  descending  from  above  ; 
And  let  my  zeal,  whene'er  it  burns, 
Be  kindled  by  the  fire  of  love. 

Watte. 

193.   L.   M. 

The  Kingdom  of  Christ     Ps.  lxxii.  1—9. 

1  Great  God !  whose  universal  sway 
The  known  and  unknown  worlds  obey  ; 
Extend  the  kingdom  of  thy  Son, 

Till  every  land  his  rule  shall  own. 

2  The  sceptre  well  becomes  his  hands, 
And  wise  and  good  are  his  commands  ; 
His  laws  protect  the  humble  poor, 
And  bid  oppression  rage  no  more. 

3  They  form  to  righteousness  the  mind, 
To  all  that's  candid,  gentle,  kind ; 
Inspire  with  love  the  human  breast, 
And  stormy  passions  sooth  to  rest. 

4  As  gentle  rain  on  parching  ground, 
His  gospel  sheds  its  influence  round; 
Its  grace  on  fainting  souls  distils, 
Like  heavenly  dew  on  thirsty  hills. 

5  The  heathen  lands  that  lie  beneath 
The  shades  of  darkness  and  of  death, 
Revive  at  its  first  dawning  light, 
And  deserts  blossom  at  the  sight. 

G  His  throne  immoveable  shall  stand, 
Upheld  by  thine  almighty  hand, 
Till  all  shall  love  thee  and  adore, 
And  vice  and  misery  be  no  more. 

Watts. 


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194.  L.  M. 

Trust  in  Divine  Providence. 

1  Great  Lord  of  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies ! 
Thy  wealth  the  needy  world  supplies ; 
And  safe  beneath  thy  guardian  arm, 

We  live  secured  from  every  harm. 

2  To  thee  perpetual  thanks  we  owe 
For  all  our  comforts  here  below  ; 
Our  daily  bread  thy  bounty  gives, 
And  every  rising  want  relieves. 

3  On  thee,  O  God !  would  we  depend, 
The  rich,  the  sure,  the  faithful  Friend , 
Our  portion  may  thy  wisdom  choose, 
Nor  let  our  hearts  that  choice  refuse. 

4  And  should  thy  measures  seem  severe, 
Thy  just  rebukes  we'll  calmly  bear ; 
Without  complaint  to  thee  submit, 
The  unerring  Judge  of  what  is  fit. 

Browne. 

195.  c.  m. 

Divine  Mercy  moderating  Affliction.    Isa.  xxvii.  8. 

1  Great  Ruler  of  all  nature's  frame ! 

We  own  thy  power  divine ; 
We  hear  thy  breath  in  every  storm : 
For  all  the  winds  are  thine. 

2  Wide  as  they  sweep  their  sounding  way, 

They  work  thy  sovereign  will ; 
And,  awed  by  thy  majestic  voice, 
Confusion  shall  be  still. 

(HO) 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

3  Thy  mercy  tempers  every  blast 

To  those  who  seek  thy  face ; 
And  mingles  with  the  tempest's  roar, 
The  whispers  of  thy  grace. 

4  Those  gentle  whispers  let  us  hear, 

Till  all  the  tumult  cease, 
And  heavenly  hopes  and  prospects  rise 
To  sooth  our  souls  to  peace. 

Doddridge. 

196.  L.  M. 

God  the  Author  of  our  Comforts  and  Hopes.    Ps.  cxvi.  8,  9. 

1  Great  Source  of  life !  our  souls  confess 
The  various  riches  of  thy  grace ; 
Crowned  with  thy  mercy,  we  rejoice, 
And  in  thy  praise  exalt  our  voice. 

2  By  thee  the  arch  of  heaven  was  spread  ; 
By  thee  were  earth's  foundations  laid ; 
And  all  the  scenes  of  man's  abode 
Proclaim  a  wise  and  gracious  God. 

3  Thy  quickening  hand  restores  our  breath, 
When  trembling  on  the  verge  of  death ; 
Gently  it  wipes  away  our  tears, 

And  lengthens  life  to  future  years. 

4  Our  lives  are  sacred  to  the  Lord  ; 
Kindled  by  him,  by  him  restored  ; 
And  while  our  days  renew  their  race, 
May  sin  no  more  our  lives  disgrace. 

5  So,  when  by  him  our  souls  are  led 
Through  unknown  regions  of  the  dead, 
With  hope  triumphant  shall  they  move 
To  scenes  of  nobler  life  above. 

Doddridge. 
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197.    8,  8,  0  M. 

Benevolence. 

1  Hail,  love  divine !  joys  ever  new, 
While  thy  kind  dictates  we  pursue. 

Our  souls  delighted  share ; 
Too  high  for  sordid  minds  to  know, 
Who  on  themselves  alone  bestow 

Their  wishes  and  their  care. 

2  By  thee  inspired,  the  generous  breast, 
In  blessing  others  only  blessed, 

With  kindness  large  and  free, 
Delights  the  widow's  tears  to  stay, 
To  teach  the  blind  their  smoothest  way. 

And  aid  the  feeble  knee. 

3  O  God !  with  sympathetic  care, 
In  others'  joys  and  griefs  to  share, 

Do  thou  our  hearts  incline  ; 
Each  low,  each  selfish  wish  control, 
Warm  with  benevolence  the  soul, 

And  make  us  wholly  thine. 

Blacklock. 

198.  c.  m. 

The  Prospect  of  thp  Christian. 

1  Happy  the  man,  whose  wishes  climb 

To  mansions  in  the  skies  ! 
He  looks  on  all  the  joys  of  time 
With  undesiring  eyes. 

2  He  knows  that  all  these  fleeting  things 

Must  yield  to  sure  decay ; 
And  sees,  on  time's  extended  wings 
How  swift  they  pass  away. 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

3  To  things  unseen  by  mortal  eyes, 

A  beam  of  sacred  light 
Directs  his  view;  his  prospects  rise 
All  permanent  and  bright. 

4  His  hopes,  still  fixed  on  joys  to  come, — 

Those  blissful  scenes  on  high, 
Shall  flourish  in  immortal  bloom 
When  time  and  nature  die. 

Mrs.  Steele. 

199.  L.  M. 

Meekness. 

1  Happy  the  meek,  whose  gentle  breast, 
Clear  as  the  summer's  evening  ray, 
Calm  as  the  regions  of  the  blessed, 
Enjoys  on  earth  celestial  day. 

2  His  heart  no  broken  friendships  sting, 
No  storms  his  peaceful  tent  invade ; 
He  rests  beneath  the  Almighty's  wing, 
Hostile  to  none,  of  none  afraid. 

3  Spirit  of  grace,  all  meek  and  mild ! 
Inspire  our  breasts,  our  souls  possess  ; 
Repel  each  passion  rude  and  wild, 
And  bless  us,  as  we  aim  to  bless. 

Scott. 

200.  L.   M. 

The  Character  and  Happiness  of  Christians.     Mat  v.  3 — 12. 

1   Happy  the  unrepining  poor ; 
For  them  the  heavenly  rest  is  sure, 
Whose  patient  minds,  in  every  ill, 
Submissive  meet  their  Maker's  will. 

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2  Happy  the  contrite,  who  lament 
Their  wasted  hours  in  sin  mispent : 
Reclaimed  from  sin,  they  shall  obtain 
Eternal  joys  for  transient  pain. 

3  Happy  the  meek,  by  wisdom  taught 

To  check  each  proud,  resentful  thought ; 
For  them  earth  spreads  the  feast  of  life, 
Unmixed  with  bitterness  or  strife. 

4  Happy  the  souls  that  grow  in  grace, 
Hunger  and  thirst  for  righteousness  ; 
For  them  a  full  and  rich  supply 
Shall  be  prepared  in  worlds  on  high. 

5  Happy  the  men  who  mercy  show 
To  all  that  need,  or  friend  or  foe  ; 
To  them  like  mercy  shall  be  shown, 
When  God's  just  sentence  all  shall  own. 

6  Happy  the  pure  in  heart ;  for  they 
Still  holding  on  in  virtue's  way, 

When  faith  and  hope  are  changed  to  sight, 
Shall  see  their  God  in  cloudless  light. 

7  Happy  the  men  of  peaceful  life, 
Who  win  to  peace  the  sons  of  strife ; 
They  shall  be  called  the  sons  of  God, 
The  heirs  of  his  serene  abode. 

8  And  happy  those  who  take  the  cross, 
For  truth  encounter  pain  and  loss, 
And  suffer  shame  for  Christ,  their  Lord , 
For  great  in  heaven  is  their  reward ! 

* 

(174) 


Ob  ruscoi 


201.  c.  m. 


The  Mission  of  Christ.     Luke  iv.  18,  19. 

1  Hark  !  the  glad  sound  !  the  Saviour  comes. 

The  Saviour  promised  long ; 
Let  every  heart  a  throne  prepare. 
And  every  voice  a  song. 

2  On  him  the  spirit,  largely  poured, 

Exerts  its  holy  fire  ; 
Wisdom  and  might,  and  zeal  and  love, 
His  sacred  breast  inspire. 

3  He  comes  the  prisoners  to  release, 

In  wretched  bondage  held  : 
The  gates  of  brass  before  him  burst, 
The  iron  fetters  yield. 

4  He  comes,  from  thickest  films  of  vice 

To  clear  the  mental  ray  ; 
And  on  the  eye-balls  of  the  blind. 
To  pour  celestial  day. 

.5  He  comes,  the  broken  heart  to  bind. 
The  bleeding  soul  to  cure  ; 
And,  with  the  treasures  of  his  grace. 
Enrich  the  humble  poor. 

6  Our  glad  hosannas,  Prince  of  peace  ! 
Thy  welcome  shall  proclaim  ; 
And  heaven's  eternal  arches  ring 
With  thy  beloved  name. 

Doddridge. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 


202.    8,  8,  6  M. 

The  Day  of  Judgment. 

Hear,  O  ye  dead  !  awake,  arise  ! 
The  sounding  trumpet  shakes  the  skies  ; 

The  awful  Judge  is  near : 
Angelic  guards  attend  him  down ; 
And  flaming  round  his  fiery  throne 

A  thousand  terrors  glare. 

Pale  guilt  looks  upwards  with  amaze ; 
She  trembles  while  the  terrors  blaze, 

And  conscience  tells  her  doom  : 
Struck  with  unutterable  dread, 
The  sinner  fain  would  hide  his  head, 

And  shrink  within  the  tomb. 

But  ye,  his  happy  saints,  rejoice  ; 
No  terrors  hath  the  Monarch's  voice, 

His  looks  no  frowns,  for  you  : 
He  comes  your  spirits  to  convey 
To  regions  of  eternal  day, 

To  joys  for  ever  new. 

'  Blessed  of  my  Father  !  haste,'  he  cries  ; 
6  In  shining  triumph  mount  the  skies, 

To  nobler  worlds  above  ; 
There  shall  ye  share  my  blissful  sight, 
And  taste  the  fulness  of  delight, 
In  my  eternal  love.' 

t  Rev.  Henry  Moore. 
(176) 


OF  DISCOURSE 

203.   8&78.M. 

The  future  Peace  and  Glory  of  the  Church.     Isa.  lx.  15—20. 

1  Hear  what  God,  the  Lord,  hath  spoken  : 

1  O  my  people  !  faint  and  few. 
Comfortless,  afflicted,  broken; 

Fair  abodes  I  build  for  you  : 
There,  like  streams  that  feed  the  garden. 

Pleasures  without  end  shall  flow  ; 
For  the  Lord  your  faith  rewarding 

All  his  bounty  will  bestow. 

2  *  There,  in  undisturbed  possession, 

Peace  and  righteousness  shall  reign  : 
Never  shall  you  feel  oppression, 

Never  hear  of  war  again. 
God  will  rise,  and  shining  o'er  you. 

Change  to  day  the  gloom  of  night ; 
He,  the  Lord,  will  be  your  glory, 

God,  your  everlasting  light.' 

Cowper,  alt *&. 

204.  c.  m. 

'  Blessed  are  the  Dead  which  die  in  the  Lord.'     Rev.  xiv.  13. 

1  Hear  what  the  voice  from  heaven  proclaim^ 

For  all  the  pious  dead  : 
Sweet  is  the  savour  of  their  names, 
And  soft  their  dying  bed. 

2  They  sleep  in  Jesus,  and  are  blessed  : 

How  calm  their  slumbers  are  ! 
From  sufferings  and  from  sins  released. 
And  freed  from  every  care. 

3  Far  from  this  world  of  toil  and  strife. 

And  present  with  the  Lord, 
The  labours  of  their  mortal  life 
End  in  a  large  reward. 

(177)  Watts. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

205.   c.  M. 

God  every  where  the  Refuge  of  his  Servants. 

1  How  are  thy  servants  blessed,  O  Lord  ! 

How  sure  is  their  defence ! 
Eternal  wisdom  is  their  guide, 
Their  help,  omnipotence. 

2  In  foreign  realms,  and  lands  remote, 

Supported  by  thy  care, 
They  pass  unhurt  through  burning  climes, 
And  breathe  in  tainted  air. 

3  Thy  mercy  sweetens  every  soil, 

Makes  every  region  please ; 
The  hoary  frozen  hills  it  warms, 
And  smooths  the  boisterous  seas. 

4  Though  by  the  dreadful  tempest  tossed 

High  on  the  broken  wave, 
They  know  thou  art  not  slow  to  hear, 
Nor  impotent  to  save. 

5  The  storm  is  laid,  the  winds  retire, 

Obedient  to  thy  will ; 
The  sea  that  roars  at  thy  command, 
At  thy  command  is  still. 

6  From  all  our  griefs  and  straits,  O  Lord ! 

Thy  mercy  sets  us  free, 
While  in  the  confidence  of  prayer 
Our  hearts  take  hold  on  thee. 

7  In  midst  of  dangers,  fears,  and  death, 

Thy  goodness  we'll  adore  ; 
And  praise  thee  for  thy  mercies  past, 
And  humblv  hope  for  more. 

(178) 


OK  DISCOURSE? 


S  Our  lives,  while  thou  preserv'st  our  lives. 
Thy  sacrifice  shall  be  ; 
And  O  may  death,  when  death  shall  come, 
Unite  our  souls  to  thee ! 


Addison. 


206.  l.  m. 


The  Resurrection  of  Christ. 

2  Hosanna  !  let  us  join  to  sing 
The  glories  of  our  rising  king ; 
Recount  his  victories,  and  tell 
How  Jesus  triumphed  when  he  fell. 

2  Soon  as  the  morning's  earliest  ray 
Brings  on  the  third,  the  appointed  day, 
Behold  an  angel  from  the  skies 

Roll  back  the  stone,  and  Jesus  rise. 

3  With  strength  immortal,  forth  he  comes, 
And  power  and  life  from  God  resumes  ; 
The  days  of  pain  and  sorrow  past, 

His  triumph  shall  for  ever  last. 

4  Ye  tribes  of  Adam  !  raise  the  song ; 
And,  with  your  noblest  notes,  prolong 
The  triumphs  of  that  day  of  grace, 
Which  sealed  salvation  to  our  race. 

5  Salvation — -joy-inspiring  theme  ! 
Best  gift  of  him  who  reigns  supreme  ; 
Sweet  balm  of  every  human  wo, 
And  source  of  boundless  joy  below  ! 

6  Salvation — sons  of  men !  record 
The  glories  of  your  rising  Lord ; 
The  triumphs  of  the  Saviour  tell, 
Who  died,  and  conquered  when  he  fell. 

flTM  Butcher. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

207.  s.  M. 

The  Happy  Change. 

1  How  blessed  is  man,  O  God  ! 
When  first  with  single  eye 

He  views  the  lustre  of  thy  word, 
The  day-spring  from  on  high  ! 

2  Through  storms  that  veil  the  skies, 
And  frown  on  earthly  things, 

The  sun  of  righteousness  breaks  forth, 
With  healing  on  his  wings. 

3  Struck  by  that  light,  his  heart, 
A  barren  soil  no  more, 

Sends  shoots  of  righteousness  abroad, 
Where  follies  sprung  before. 

4  The  soul,  so  dreary  once, 
Once  misery's  dark  domain, 

Feels  happiness  unknown  before, 
And  owns  a  heavenly  reign. 

Cowper,  alt'd. 

208.  l.  m. 

Pious  Friendship. 

1  How  blessed  the  sacred  tie  that  binds 
In  union  sweet,  according  minds ! 
How  swift  the  heavenly  course  they  run, 
Whose  hearts,  whose  faith,  whose  hopes  are  one ! 

2  To  each,  the  soul  of  each  how  dear  ! 
What  jealous  love !  what  holy  fear  ! 
How  doth  the  generous  flame  within 
Refine  from  earth,  and  cleanse  from  sin  ! 

1801 


OF  DISCOUKm 

Their  streaming  eyes  together  flow 
For  human  guilt  and  mortal  wo  ; 
Their  ardent  prayers  together  rise. 
Like  mingling  flames  in  sacrilice. 

Together  both  they  seek  the  place 
Where  God  reveals  his  awful  face  : 
How  high,  how  strong,  their  raptures  swell. 
There's  none  but  kindred  souls  can  tell. 

Nor  shall  the  glowing  flame  expire 
When  nature  droops  her  sickening  fire  ; 
Then  shall  they  meet  in  realms  above, 
A  heaven  of  joy,  because  of  love. 

Mrs.  Barbauld. 

209.  s.  m. 

Reliance  on  God,  a  Remedy  for  Care.     1  Pet.  v.  7. 

1  How  gracious  is  our  God ! 
How  kind  his  precepts  are  ! 

1  Come,  cast  your  burden  on  the  Lord. 
And  trust  his  constant  care.' 

2  Since  he  for  ever  reigns, 
We  may  securely  dwell ; 

That  hand  which  bears  all  nature  up. 
Shall  guide  his  children  well. 

3  O  why  should  anxious  thoughts, 
Oppress  the  sinking  mind ! 

Go  fall  before  your  Father's  throne. 
And  sweet  relief  you'll  find. 

4  Devoutly  fear  his  name, 
And  know  no  other  fear. 

In  every  scene  of  life  and  death 
Your  Helper  will  be  near. 

Doddridge. 
'181)  Q 


1'AK'iiCULAli  SUBJECTS 

.      210.  L.  M. 

A  Happy  Life. 

1  How  happy  is  he  born  and  taught, 
Who  serveth  not  another's  will ; 
Whose  armour  is  his  honest  thought, 
And  simple  truth  his  utmost  skill ! 

2  Whose  passions  not  his  masters  are, 
Whose  soul  is  still  prepared  for  death, 
Untied  to  this  vain  world  by  care 

Of  public  fame,  or  private  breath  : 

3  Who  hath  his  life  from  rumours  freed, 
Whose  conscience  is  his  strong  retreat : 
Whose  state  can  neither  flatterers  feed, 
Nor  ruin  make  oppressors  great : 

4  Who  God  doth  late  and  early  pray 
More  of  his  grace  than  gifts  to  lend  ; 
Whose  heart,  as  open  as  the  day, 
Fears  not  to  call  his  God  his  friend. 

5  This  man  is  freed  from  servile  bands 
Of  hope  to  rise,  or  fear  to  fall : 
Lord  of  himself,  though  not  of  lands, 
He,  having  nothing,  yet  hath  all. 

Sir  H.  Wotton. 

211.   C.   M. 

Heavenly  Wisdom.     Prov.  iii.  13 — 17. 

1  How  happy  is  the  man  who  hears 
Instruction's  warning  voice  ; 
And  who  celestial  wisdom  makes 
*  His  early,  onlv  choice  .' 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

2  Wisdom  has  treasures  greater  far 

Than  east  or  west  unfold  ; 
And  her  rewards  more  precious  are 
Than  is  the  gain  of  gold. 

3  In  her  right  hand  she  holds  to  view 

A  length  of  happy  days  ; 
Her  left,  the  prize  of  bright  renown 
And  boundless  wealth  displays. 

4  She  guides  the  young,  with  innocence 

In  pleasure'6  path  to  tread  ; 
A  crown  of  glory  she  bestows 
Upon  the  hoary  head. 

5  According  as  her  labours  rise, 

So  her  rewards  increase ; 
Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 
And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

Logan,  allM. 

212.  c.  m. 

A  Prospect  of  the  Resurrection. 

1  How  long  shall  death  the  tyrant  reign, 

And  triumph  o'er  the  just  ? 
How  long  the  blood  of  martyrs  slain 
Lie  mingled  with  the  dust  ? 

2  Lo  !  I  behold  the  scattering  shades  : 

The  dawn  of  heaven  appears  ; 
The  sweet  immortal  morning  spreads 
Its  blushes  round  the  spheres. 

3  I  see  the  Lord  of  glory  come. 

And  flaming  guards  around  : 
The  skies  divide  to  make  him  room  : 

The  trumpet  shakes  the  eround. 
ri8arj 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

4  I  hear  the  voice,  '  Ye  dead  arise  !' 

And  lo !  the  dead  obey  ; 
And  waking  saints,  with  joyful  eyes, 
Salute  the  expected  day. 

5  How  will  our  joy  and  wonder  rise, 

When  our  returning  King 
Shall  bear  us  homeward  through  the  skies, 
On  love's  triumphant  wing  ! 

Watts. 

213.   L.  M. 

Christian  Privileges  and  Obligations. 

1  How  many  millions  draw  their  breath 
In  lands  of  ignorance  and  death, 
While  God  allots  my  share  of  time, 
Within  his  gospel's  favoured  clime  ? 

2  Shall  I  receive  this  grace  in  vain  ? 
Shall  I  my  great  vocation  stain  ? 
Away,  ye  works  in  darkness  wrought ! 
Away,  each  sensual,  earthly  thought ! 

3  My  soul !  I  charge  thee  to  excel 
In  thinking  right  and  acting  well ; 
Deep  let  thy  searching  powers  engage, 
Unbiassed,  in  the  sacred  page. 

4  Heighten  the  force  of  good  desire  ; 
To  deeds  of  shining  worth  aspire  ; 
More  firm  in  fortitude,  despise 
The  world's  seducing  vanities. 

5  Strong  and  more  strong,  thy  passions  rule, 
Advancing  still  in  virtue's  school ; 
Contending  still,  with  noble  strife, 

To  imitate  thy  Saviour's  life. 

Scott,  alt'd. 

(184) 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

214.  c.   M. 

God  the  Salvation  of  his  People.     Jer.  lii.  23. 

1  How  long  shall  dreams  of  earthly  bliss 

Our  flattering  hopes  employ, 
And  mock  our  fond,  deluded  eyes 
With  visionary  joy  ? 

2  Why  from  the  mountains  and  the  hills 

Is  our  salvation  sought  ? 
While  our  eternal  Rock's  disowned. 
And  Israel's  God  forgot. 

3  The  living  spring  neglected  flows 

Full  in  our  daily  view ; 
Yet  we,  with  anxious,  fruitless  toil. 
Our  broken  cisterns  hew. 

4  These  fatal  errors,  gracious  God ! 

With  gentle  pity  see  ; 
To  thee  our  roving  eyes  direct, 
And  fix  our  hearts  on  thee. 

Doddridge. 

215.  l.  to. 

Peace  of  Mind  founded  on  the  Hope  of  Immortality. 

1  How  rich  the  blessings,  O  my  God ! 
Which  teach  this  grateful  heart  to  glow  ! 
How  kindly  poured,  and  free  bestowed. 
The  rivers  of  thy  mercy  flow ! 

2  How  calmly  rolls  the  stream  of  life ! 
Secure  in  thine  immortal  trust, 

The  soul  has  hushed  her  secret  strife. 
Nor  longer  shudders  at  the  dust. 
(185)  Q2 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  Though  sorrow's  cloud  awhile  o'ercast 
The  dawn  of  earthly  hope  and  joy, 
She  knows  that  it  must  soon  be  past, 
And  will  unveil  eternity. 

4  Then  virtue's  humble  toil  and  prayer 
Shall  stand  acknowledged  at  thy  throne, 
Triumphant  over  earthly  care ; 

And  the  blessed  record  thou  wilt  own. 

Miss  Roscoe. 

216.  c.  m. 

Grace  perfected  into  Glory.     1  Pet.  v.  10,  11. 

1  How  rich  thy  favours,  God  of  grace ! 

How  various,  how  divine ! 
Full  as  the  ocean  they  are  poured, 
And  bright  as  heaven  they  shine. 

2  God  to  eternal  glory  calls, 

And  points  the  wondrous  way 
To  those  bright  realms  of  peace  and  joy, 
Where  reigns  unclouded  day. 

3  The  songs  of  everlasting  years 

That  mercy  shall  attend, 
Which  leads,  through  sufferings  of  an  hour, 
To  joys  that  never  end. 

Doddridge. 

217.  c.  m. 

The  Peace  of  the  Grave.    Job  iii.  17—20. 

1  How  still  and  peaceful  is  the  grave, 
Where,  life's  vain  tumults  past, 
The  appointed  house,  by  heaven's  decree, 
Receives  us  all  at  last! 

(186) 


OV  DISCOURSES. 

2  The  wicked  there  from  troubling  cease  ; 

There,  passions  rage  no  more ; 
And  there  the  weary  pilgrim  rests 
From  all  the  toils  he  bore. 

3  There  rest  the  prisoners,  now  released 

From  slavery's  sad  abode  ; 
No  more  they  hear  the  oppressor's  voice, 
Or  dread  the  tyrant's  rod. 

4  There,  servants,  masters,  small,  and  great. 

Partake  the  same  repose ; 
And  there,  in  peace,  the  ashes  mix 
Of  those  who  once  were  foes. 

5  All,  levelled  by  the  hand  of  death, 

Lie  sleeping  in  the  tomb ; 
Till  God  in  judgment  call  them  forth 
To  meet  their  righteous  doom. 

Scotch  Paraphrases. 

218.  s.  m. 

Reflections  on  the  State  of  our  Fathers.   Zech.  i.  5. 

1  How  swift  the  torrent  rolls, 
That  bears  us  to  the  sea ! 

The  tide  that  bears  our  thoughtless  souls 
To  vast  eternity ! 

2  Our  fathers,  where  are  they, 
With  all  they  call'd  their  own  ? 

Their  joys  and  griefs,  and  hopes  and  cares, 
And  wealth  and  honour — gone. 

3  There,  where  the  fathers  he, 
Must  all  the  children  dwell ; 

Nor  other  heritage  possess, 
But  such  a  gloomy  cell. 

(187) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

4  God  of  our  fathers !  hear, 
Thou  everlasting  Friend ! 

While  we,  as  on  life's  utmost  verge. 
Our  souls  to  thee  commend. 

5  Of  all  the  pious  dead, 
May  we  the  footsteps  trace, 

Till  with  them,  in  the  land  of  light, 
We  dwell  before  thy  face. 

Doddridge. 

219.  L.  M. 

The  Divine  Benignity. 

1  How  well  our  great  Preserver  knows 
To  weigh  and  to  relieve  our  woes ! 
And  whom  like  him  shall  mortals  find, 
For  ever  good,  for  ever  kind. 

2  How  prompt  his  favour  to  dispense 
Its  life-imparting  influence  ! 

How  speedy  his  paternal  love 
Our  deep  afflictions  to  remove ! 

3  Grief,  for  a  night,  obtrusive  guest ! 
Beneath  our  roof  may  chance  to  rest ; 
But  joy,  with  the  returning  day, 
Shall  wipe  the  transient  tear  away. 

4  His  promise,  truth  eternal  guides, 
And  mercy  o'er  each  act  presides  ; 
His  strength  the  fainting  spirit  cheers, 
And  checks  our  griefs,  and  calms  our  fears. 

5  Thee  will  we  bless,  our  God  and  King ! 
Nor  cease  thy  gracious  acts  to  sing, 
The  mercy  shown  us  from  above, 

The  wonders  of  redeeming  love  ! 

Merrick,  altU 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

220.    8,  8,  6  M. 

Contentment  and  Resignation. 

1  If  solid  happiness  we  prize, 
Within  our  breasts  the  jewel  lies  ; 

Nor  need  we  roam  abroad  : 
The  world  has  little  to  bestow ; 
From  well-formed  hearts  our  joys  must  flow, 

Hearts  that  delight  in  God. 

2  Then  let  us,  with  a  grateful  mind, 
Take  what  our  Father,  ever  kind, 

Doth  graciously  bestow ; 
The  blessings  which  he  sends,  enjoy, 
And  in  his  praise  find  sweet  employ, 

From  whom  our  comforts  flow. 

3  To  be  resigned,  when  ills  betide, 
Patient,  when  favours  are  denied, 

And  pleased  with  favours  given, — 
This  is  the  wise,  the  virtuous  part, 
This  is  that  incense  of  the  heart, 

Whose  fragrance  reaches  heaven. 

4  Thus  through  life's  changing  scenes  we'll  go, 
Its  chequered  paths  of  joy  and  wo 

With  holy  care  we'll  tread  ; 
Quit  its  vain  scenes  without  a  tear, 
Without  a  trouble  or  a  fear, 

And  mingle  with  the  dead. 

5  For  conscience,  like  a  faithful  friend, 
Shall  through  the  gloomy  vale  attend, 

And  cheer  our  dying  breath ; 
Shall,  when  all  other  comforts  cease, 
Like  a  kind  angel,  whisper  peace, 
And  smooth  the  bed  of  death. 

Cotton,  alt'd. 
(189) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

221.  L.  M. 

Justice. 

1  If  high  or  low  our  station  be, 
Of  noble  or  ignoble  name ; 
By  incorrupt  integrity, 

Thy  blessing,  Lord !  we  humbly  claim. 

2  The  upright  man  no  want  shall  fear ; 
Thy  proyidence  shall  be  his  trust ; 
Thou  wilt  provide  his  portion  here, 
Thou  Friend  and  Guardian  of  the  just. 

3  Then  may  we  with  sincere  delight 
To  all,  the  debt  of  duty  pay ; 
Tender  of  every  social  right, 
Obedient  to  thy  righteous  sway. 

4  Such  virtue  thou  wilt  not  forget 

In  worlds,  where  every  virtue  shares 
A  fit  reward ;  though  not  of  debt, 
But  what  thy  boundless  love  prepares. 

222.  8,  8,  6  M. 

Our  Labour  in  the  Lord  shall  not  be  in  vain.     1  Cor.  xv. 

1  If  we  the  Saviour's  laws  obey, 
Submissive  to  his  righteous  sway, 

Our  happiness  is  sure  : 
Whate'er  befall  us  here  below, 
Of  toil,  of  suffering,  joy  or  wo, 

The  trial  soon  is  o'er. 

2  The  day  will  come  when  we  shall  hear 
The  Judge's  awful  voice — '  Draw  near,' 

And  rise  to  bliss  on  high ; 
O'er  death  triumphant,  wing  our  way 
To  realms  of  everlasting  day, 

To  joys  that  never  die. 

(190) 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

3  Thanks  be  to  God's  redeeming  grace, 
Which  saved  our  sinful,  mortal  race, 

Through  Christ  our  glorious  head, 
Who  took  the  sting  of  death  away, 
Destroyed  the  grave's  territic  sway, 

And  wide  his  triumph  spread. 

4  Then  steadfast  in  his  work  abide, 
Unmoved  by  every  hope  beside, 

Abounding  in  his  love  : 
Ye  know  your  labour's  not  in  vain, 
Since  life,  eternal  life  you  gain, 

With  Christ,  your  Lord,  above. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

223.  l.  m. 

The  Example  of  Christ. 

1  1  read  my  duty  in  the  word 
Of  my  Redeemer  and  my  Lord ; 
But  in  his  life,  the  law  appears 
Drawn  out  in  living  characters. 

2  What  zeal  his  mission  to  fulfil ! 
What  deference  to  his  Father's  wiil ! 
His  love  and  meekness,  how  divine  ! 

I  would  transcribe  and  make  them  mine. 

3  Cold  mountains  and  the  midnight  air 
Witnessed  the  fervour  of  his  prayer ; 
The  desert  his  temptations  knew, 
His  conflicts  and  his  victories  too. 

4  He  is  my  pattern ;  may  I  bear 
More  of  his  gracious  image  here ! 
And  let  me  trace  the  steps  he  trod, 
Which  lead  to  virtue  and  to  God. 

Watte. 

■\ov, 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

224.  s.  m. 

Compassion  and  Forgiveness. 

1  I  hear  the  voice  of  wo, — 
A  fellow  mortal  mourns  : 

My  eyes  with  pity  overflow, 
My  heart  his  sighs  returns. 

2  I  hear  the  thirsty  cry, 
The  hungry  beg  for  bread : 

O  let  my  spring  its  stream  supply 
My  hand  its  bounty  shed ! 

3  The  debtor  humbly  sues, 
Who  would,  but  cannot  pay ; 

And  shall  I  lenity  refuse, 
Who  need  it  every  day  ? 

4  And  shall  not  wrath  relent, 
Touched  by  that  humble  strain, 

My  brother  crying,  '  I  repent, 
Nor  will  offend  again  V 

5  How  else  on  soaring  wing 
Can  hope  bear  high  my  prayer, 

Up  to  thy  throne,  my  God,  my  King, 
To  plead  for  pardon  there  ? 

6  The  bountiful  and  kind 
Thy  bounty  shall  repay ; 

With  thee  shall  the  forgiving  find 
A  sweet  forgiving  day. 

7  But  all  who  here  below, 
Mercy  refuse  to  grant, 

Shall  judgment  without  mercy  know, 
When  mercy  most  they  want 


Scott. 
(192) 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

225.  l.  m. 

Mercy  of  God  through  Christ.    Heb.  ii.  10. 

1  Immortal  God  !  on  thee  we  call, 
The  great  original  of  all ; 

By  thee  we  are,  to  thee  we  tend, 
Our  sure  support,  our  glorious  end. 

2  We  praise  thy  free,  thy  heavenly  grace. 
Which  pitied  our  revolted  race, 

And  Jesus,  our  victorious  head, 
The  captain  of  salvation  made. 

3  He,  thine  eternal  love  decreed, 
Should  many  sons  to  glory  lead ; 

And  rich  supplies  through  him  are  given 
To  fit  us  for  the  joys  of  heaven. 

4  Jesus  for  us,  O  gracious  name ! 
Encountered  agony  and  shame, — 
Jesus,  the  glorious  and  the  great, 

By  dreadful  sufferings  made  complete. 

5  A  scene  of  wonders  here  we  see, 
Worthy  thy  Son,  and  worthy  thee ; 

This  theme  shall  now  inspire  our  tongues, 
And  raise  in  heaven  our  noblest  songs. 

Doddridge. 

226.  s.  m. 

The  Right  and  Duty  of  Private  Judgment. 

1       Imposture  shrinks  from  light, 
And  dreads  the  curious  eye ; 
But  sacred  truths  the  test  invite, 
They  bid  us  Search  and  trv. 
'193)  R 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

2  May  we,  O  Lord !  maintain 
A  meek  inquiring  mind ; 

Assured  we  shall  not  search  in  vain, 
But  hidden  treasures  iind. 

3  With  understanding  blessed, 
Created  to  be  free, 

Our  faith  on  man  we  dare  not  rest, 
Subject  to  none  but  thee. 

4  Give  us  the  light  we  need, 
Our  minds  with  knowledge  fill ; 

From  baneful  error  guard  our  creed, 
From  prejudice,  our  will. 

5  The  truth  thou  shalt  impart, 
May  we  with  firmness  own ; 

Abhorring  each  evasive  art, 
And  fearing  thee  alone. 

Scott. 

227.  c.  m. 

The  Universal  Presence  of  God.     Ps.  cxxxix 

1  In  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee, 

In  vain  my  soul  would  try 
To  shun  thy  presence,  Lord!  or  flee 
The  notice  of  thine  eye. 

2  Thine  all-surrounding  sight  surveys 

My  rising  and  my  rest; 
My  public  walks,  my  private  ways, 
And  secrets  of  my  breast. 

3  My  thoughts  lie  open  to  the  Lord, 

Before  they're  formed  within ; 
And  ere  my  lips  pronounce  the  word, 
He  knows  the  sense  1  mean. 


OF  DISCOURSE 

4  O  wondrous  knowledge,  deep  and  high! 

Where  can  a  creature  hide  ? 
Within  thy  circling  power  I  lie, 
Beset  on  every  side. 

5  The  beams  of  noon,  the  midnight  hour. 

Are  both  alike  to  thee  : 
O  may  I  ne'er  offend  that  power 
From  which  I  cannot  flee ! 

Watts. 

228.  c.  m. 

Resignation  to  the  Divine  Will. 

1  In  all  thy  dealings,  gracious  God  S 

I  own  thy  sovereign  power  ; 
And  humbly  kiss  thy  chastening  rod, 
In  sorrow's  darkest  hour. 

2  For  sore  affliction's  sharpest  sting, 

In  mercy  oft  is  given, 
Our  thoughtless,  erring  steps,  to  bring 
The  safest  road  to  heaven. 

3  Alike  thy  providence  supplies 

Each  blessing  which  we  share  ; 
Though  clouds  obscure  our  morning  skies. 
The  evening  may  be  fair. 

4  Since,  then,  our  lot  of  good  or  ill 

Is  sent  with  wise  design, 
I'll  bow  submissive  to  thy  will, 
And  grateful  make  it  mine. 

5  To  thee,  my  God !  resigned  I  pray, 

Whate'er  the  path  may  be, 
O  guide  my  feet  that  peaceful  way, 
Which  leads  to  heaven  and  thee ! 

t  Exeter  Coll. 
(195) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

229.  c.  M. 

Intercession  for  the  Thoughtless  and  Inconsiderate.    Ps.  cxix.  9. 

1  Indulgent  God  !  with  pitying  eye 

The  sons  of  men  survey: 
Alas  !  how  thoughtless  mortals  sport 
In  sin's  destructive  way ! 

2  Ten  thousand  dangers  lurk  around, 

To  bear  them  to  the  tomb  : 
Each  passing  hour  may  place  them  where 
Repentance  cannot  come. 

3  Reclaim,  O  Lord  !  their  wandering  minds, 

Amused  by  airy  dreams  ; 
That  heavenly  wisdom  may  dispel 
Their  visionary  schemes. 

4  Guide  and  direct  them  by  thy  word, 

Their  dangerous  state  to  see  ; 
That  they  may  seek  and  find  the  path 
That  leads  to  heaven  and  thee. 

Doddridge. 

230.  c.  m. 

c  Remember  thy  Creator  in  the  Days  of  thy  Youth.'  Eccl.  xii.  1 . 

1  In  the  soft  season  of  thy  youth, 

In  nature's  smiling  bloom, 
Ere  age  arrive,  and  trembling  wait 
Its  summons  to  the  tomb  ; 

2  Remember  thy  Creator,  God ; 

For  him  thy  powers  employ  ; 
Make  him  thy  fear,  thy  love,  thy  hope, 
Thy  confidence,  thy  jov. 

(196'! 


OF  DISCOURS>.> 

3  He  shall  defend  and  guide  thy  course 

Through  life's  uncertain  sea, 
Till  thou  art  landed  on  the  shore 
Of  blessed  eternity. 

4  Then  seek  the  Lord  betimes,  and  choose 

The  path  of  heavenly  truth : 
The  earth  affords  no  lovelier  sight 
Tnan  a  religious  youth. 

Gibbons. 

231.  L.  M. 

Christian  Patience,  Consolation  and  Hope. 

1  Is  there  no  kind,  no  lenient  art, 
To  heal  the  anguish  of  the  heart  ? 
To  ease  the  heavy  load  of  care 
Which  nature  must,  but  cannot  bear  ? 

2  Can  reason's  dictates  be  obeyed  ? 
Too  weak,  alas  !  her  strongest  aid ; 
O  let  religion  then  be  nigh, 
Whose  consolations  never  die  ! 

3  Her  powerful  aid  supports  the  soul, 
And  nature  owns  her  strong  control ; 
While  she  unfoids  the  sacred  page, 
Our  fiercest  griefs  resign  their  rage. 

4  Then,  gentle  patience  smiles  on  pain, 
And  dying  hope  revives  again  ; 

Hope  wipes  the  tear  from  sorrow's  eye, 
And  faith  points  upward  to  the  sky  : 

5  The  promise  guides  her  ardent  flight, 
And  joys,  unknown  to  sense,  invite 
Those  blissful  regions  to  explore, 
Where  pleasure  blooms  to  fade  no  more. 

Mre.  Steele. 
(197)  R  e 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

232.  c.  M. 

To  be  ashamed  of  Jesus,  absurd  and  dangerous. 

1  Is  there  on  earth  a  nobler  name 

Than  Jesus  to  be  found  1 
Who  can  assert  a  higher  claim, 
Or  more  with  truth  abound  ? 

2  The  Son  of  God,  adorned  with  grace 

Commissioned  from  above, 
He  bears  to  our  rebellious  race 
The  messages  of  love. 

3  Behold  his  gentle  spirit  feel 

The  sufferings  of  mankind  ; 
And  with  a  word,  the  sorrows  heal 
Of  body  and  of  mind. 

4  How  noble  were  the  truths  he  taught ! 

How  pure  the  life  he  led  ! 
And  shall  another  Lord  be  sought, 
And  we  disown  our  Head  ? 

5  Ashamed  of  Jesus  !  shall  we  let 

Our  heavenly  prospects  go  ? 
And,  madly,  at  defiance  set 
The  threats  of  future  wo  ! 

6  Forbid  it,  Lord  !  nor  let  us  yield 

To  this  unworthy  shame  ; 
But  each,  with  holy  courage  filled, 
Rejoice  in  Jesus'  name. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

H98) 


OK  DISCOURSES. 

233.  c.  m. 

God's  Dominion  and  Decrees. 

1  Keep  silence,  all  created  things, 

And  wait  your  Maker's  nod ! 
The  muse  stands  trembling  while  she  sings 
The  honours  of  her  God. 

2  Life,  death,  and  hell,  and  worlds  unknown, 

Hang  on  his  firm  decree ; 
He  sits  on  no  precarious  throne, 
Nor  borrows  leave  to  be. 

3  Unnumbered  ages  ere  the  skies 

Were  into  motion  brought, 
Whate'er  through  endless  years  should  rise. 
Stood  present  to  his  thought. 

4  His  mighty  voice  bids  ancient  night 

Her  endless  realms  resign ; 
And  lo !  ten  thousand  globes  of  light 
In  fields  of  azure  shine. 

5  His  wisdom  with  resistless  sway 

Guides  the  vast  moving  frame ; 
While  all  the  ranks  of  beings  pay 
Deep  reverence  to  his  name. 

Watts. 

234.  c.  m. 

Instructions  to  the  Young,  from  a  Review  of  past  Dispensa- 
tions of  Providence.     Ps.  lxxviii. 

1  Let  children  hear  the  mighty  deeds 
Which  God  performed  of  old  ; 
Which  in  our  younger  years  we  saw. 

And  which  our  fathers  told. 
(199) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

2  He  bids  us  make  his  glories  known, 

His  works  of  power  and  grace ; 
And  we'll  convey  his  wonders  down 
Through  every  rising  race. 

3  Our  lips  shall  tell  them  to  our  sons, 

And  they  again  to  theirs  ; 
That  generations  yet  unborn 
May  teach  them  to  their  heirs. 

4  Thus  shall  they  learn,  in  God  alone 

Their  hope  securely  stands  ; 
That  they  may  ne'er  forget  his  works, 
But  practise  his  commands. 

Watts. 

235.  c.  m. 

The  Creation.    Gen.  1. 

1  c  Let  heaven  arise,  let  earth  appear !' 

Said  the  Almighty  Lord  : 
The  heaven  arose,  the  earth  appeared 
At  his  creating  word. 

2  Thick  darkness  brooded  o'er  the  deep  : 

God  said  c  Let  there  be  light !' 
The  light  shone  forth  with  smiling  ray, 
And  scattered  ancient  night. 

3  He  bade  the  clouds  ascend  on  high  ; 

The  clouds  ascend  and  bear 
A  watery  treasure  to  the  sky, 
And  float  upon  the  air. 

4  The  liquid  element  below 

Was  gathered  by  his  hand ; 
The  rolling  seas  together  flow, 
And  leave  the  solid  land. 


(200) 


OF  DISCOURS! 

5  With  herbs,  and  plants,  and  fruitful  trees, 

The  new-formed  globe  he  crowned, 
Ere  there  was  rain  to  bless  the  soil, 
Or  sun  to  warm  the  ground. 

6  Then,  high  in  heaven's  resplendent  arch, 

He  placed  those  orbs  of  light ; 
He  set  the  sun  to  rule  the  day, 
The  moon  to  rule  the  night. 

7  Next,  from  the  deep,  the  almighty  King 

Did  vital  beings  frame  ; 
Fowls  of  the  air  of  every  wing, 
And  fish  of  every  name. 

8  To  all  the  various  brutal  tribes 

He  gave  their  wondrous  birth : 
At  once  the  lion  and  the  worm 
Sprang  from  the  teeming  earth. 

9  Then,  chief  o'er  all  his  works  below, 

At  last  was  Adam  made  : 
His  Maker's  image  blessed  his  soul, 
And  glory  crowned  his  head. 

10  Fair  in  the  almighty  Maker's  eye 
The  whole  creation  stood ; 
He  viewed  the  fabric  he  had  raised  ; 
His  word  pronounced  it  good. 

Watts. 

236.  l.  m. 

The  Properties  of  Christian  Charity.     1  Cor.  xiii. 

1  Let  men  of  high  conceit  and  zeal 

Their  fervour  and  their  faith  proclaim  ; — 

If  charity  be  wanting  still, 

The  rest  is  but  a  sounding  name. 

'20  n 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

2  Knowledge  is  apt  to  bloat  the  mind. 
And  zeal  to  set  the  world  on  fire ; 
But  charity  is  calm  and  kind, 

And  gentle  thoughts  will  still  inspire. 

3  Patient  and  meek,  she  suffers  long, 
And  slowly  her  resentments  rise  ; 
Soon  she  forgets  the  greatest  wrong, 
And  rage  retires,  and  malice  dies. 

4  She  envies  none  their  better  state, 

But  makes  her  neighbour's  bliss  her  own ; 
Nor  vaunts  herself  with  mind  elate, 
But  still  a  modest  air  puts  on. 

5  This  is  the  grace  that  reigns  on  high, 
And  will  for  ever  brightly  burn, 
When  hope  shall  in  fruition  die, 
And  faith  to  sight  triumphant  turn. 

Browne. 

237.  l.  m. 

Peace  and  Happiness  the  Portion  of  the  Righteous.     Ps.  xxxvii. 

1  Let  none  be  envious  when  they  see 
The  wicked  in  a  prosperous  state ; 
Or,  tempted  by  their  short  success, 
Grow  bold  their  crimes  to  imitate. 

2  Think  not  mere  wealth  makes  happy  men ; 
The  portion  of  the  virtuous  poor 

Is  better  far  than  wicked  men's 
Ill-got,  or  ill-employed  store. 

3  Let  others  foolishly  expect 

How  kind  the  flattering  world  will  prove  : 
We'll  seek  our  God  alone  to  please, 
And  be  ambitious  of  his  love. 

(202) 


O*  DISCOURSES 

4  God,  who  is  always  good  and  just, 
Those  who  are  like  himself  will  own; 
And  they  shall  flourish  and  abide, 
When  wicked  men  are  overthrown. 

5  Mark,  then,  the  good  and  perfect  man, — 
Mark  him  that's  upright  in  his  ways  ! 
Mercy  attends  him  all  his  life, 

And  peace  and  comfort  close  his  days. 

Patrick. 

238.  io  s.  m. 

The  Providence  of  God  in  the  Seasons. 

1  Let  thanks  to  God,  all-sovereign  Power,  arise 
(Who  fixed  the  mountains,  and  who  spread  the  skies) 
From  the  glad  climes,  whence  morn,  in  beauty  dressed, 
Forth  goes  rejoicing,  to  the  farthest  west. 

2  On  thee  alone  our  whole  dependence  lies, 
And  thy  rich  mercy  every  want  supplies  : 

O  thou  great  Author  of  the  extended  whole  ! 
Revolving  seasons  praise  thee  as  they  roll. 

3  By  thee,  spring,  summer,  autumn,  winter,  rise ; 
Thou  giv'st  the  frowning,  thou  the  smiling  skies ; 
By  thy  command  the  softening  shower  distils, 
And  genial  warmth  the  teeming  furrow  fills. 

4  Now  favouring  sunshine  o'er  the  clime  extends. 
And  blessed  by  thee,  the  verdant  blade  ascends ; 
Next  spring's  gay  products  clothe  the  flowery  hills. 
And  joy  the  wood,  and  joy  the  valley  fills. 

5  Then  soon  thy  bounty  swells  the  golden  ear, 
And  bids  the  harvest  crown  the  fruitful  year : 
Thus  all  thy  works  one  glorious  concert  raise, 
And  nature's  face  proclaims  her  Maker's  praise. 

t  Exeter  Coll , 
C203) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

239.  s.  m. 

Christian  Unity. 

1  Let  party  names  no  more 

The  Christian  world  o'erspread  ; 
Gentile,  and  Jew,  and  bond,  and  free. 
Are  one  in  Christ  their  head. 

2  Among  the  saints  on  earth 
Let  mutual  love  be  found, — 

Heirs  of  the  same  inheritance, 
With  mutual  blessings  crowned. 

3  Envy  and  strife  be  gone, 
And  only  kindness  known, 

Where  all  one  common  Father  have, 
One  common  Master  own. 

4  Thus  will  the  church  below 
Resemble  that  above ; 

Where  springs  of  purest  pleasure  rise, 
And  every  heart  is  love. 

Beddome. 

240.  c.  m. 

Foreknowledge  and  Providence  of  God. 

1  Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie 

Abased  before  the  Lord ! 
Whate'er  his  powerful  hand  has  formed, 
He  governs  with  a  word. 

2  Ten  thousand  ages  ere  the  skies 

Were  into  motion  brought, 
All  the  long  years  and  worlds  to  come, 
Stood  present  to  his  thought. 

(204) 


Of  DlSCOT/R-h 

3  There's  not  a  sparrow,  nor  a  worm, 

O'erlooked  in  his  decrees  : 

He  raises  monarchs  to  a  throne. 

Or  sinks,  with  equal  ease. 

4  If  li^ht  attend  the  course  we  go, 

'Tis  he  provides  the  rays ; 
And  'tis  his  hand  that  hides  the  sun, 
If  darkness  cloud  our  days. 

5  Trusting  thy  wisdom,  God  of  love  ! 

We  would  not  wish  to  know 
What,  in  the  book  of  thy  decrees. 
Awaits  us  here  below. 

6  Be  this  alone  our  fervent  prayer ; 

Whate'er  our  lot  shall  be, 
Or  joys  or  sorrows, — may  they  form 
Our  souls  for  heaven  and  thee ! 

241.   L.   M. 


Watts. 


Life  the  Day  of  Mercy  and  Hope.     Eccles.  ix. 
Life  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord, 
The  time  to  insure  the  great  reward 5 
And  while  the  lamp  holds  on  to  burn, 
The  greatest  sinner  may  return. 

Life  is  the  season  God  has  given 
To  fit  us  for  the  joys  of  heaven  ; 
That  day  of  grace  fleets  fast  away, 
And  none  its  rapid  course  can  stay. 

Then  what  our  thoughts  design  to  do, 

Let  us  with  all  our  might  pursue  ; 

And  wisely  every  hour  employ, 

That  faith  and  hope  may  turn  to  joy. 

Watts,  alttt 
'205)  S 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

242.  l.  m. 

<  And  all  the  Days  of  Methuselah  were  nine  hundred  sixty  and 
nine  Years,  and  he  died. 

1  Like  shadows  gliding  o'er  the  plain, 
Or  clouds  that  roll  successive  on, 
Man's  husy  generations  pass, 

And  while  we  gaze,  their  forms  are  gone. 

2  Vain  was  the  hoast  of  lengthened  years, 
The  patriarch's  full  maturity  : 

'Twas  but  a  larger  drop  to  swell 
The  ocean  of  eternity. 

3  <  He  lived— he  died ;'  behold  the  sum, 
The  abstract  of  the  historian's  page ! 
Alike,  in  God's  all-seeing  eye, 

The  infant's  day,  the  patriarch's  age. 

4  O  Father !  in  whose  mighty  hand, 
The  boundless  years  and  ages  lie ; 
Teach  us  thy  boon  of  life  to  prize, 
And  use  the  moments  as  they  fly ; 

5  To  crowd  the  narrow  span  of  life 
With  wise  designs  and  virtuous  deeds  : 

So  shall  we  wake  from  death's  dark  night, 
To  share  the  glory  that  succeeds. 

John  Taylor. 

243.  c.  m. 

Devout  Contemplation  of  Creation. 

1  Look  round,  O  man!  survey  this  globe; 
Think  of  creating  power ; 
See  nature  give  a  different  robe 
To  every  herb  and  flower. 


OF  DISCOURSKS 

2  See  various  beings  fill  the  air, 

And  people  earth  and  sea ; 
What  grateful  changes  form  the  year! 
How  constant  night  and  day ! 

3  Now  raise  thine  eye ;  the  expanse  above, 

A  power  unbounded  shows ; 
See  round  the  sun  the  planets  move, 
And  various  worlds  compose. 

4  Then  turn  into  thyself,  O  man ! 

With  wonder  view  thy  soul ; 
Confess  his  power  who  laid  each  plan, 
And  still  directs  the  whole. 

5  And  let  obedience  to  his  laws 

Thy  gratitude  proclaim, 
To  him,  the  first  almighty  cause  ; 
Jehovah  is  his  name. 

Liverpool  Old  Coll. 

244.  c.  m. 

The  Goodness  of  God  to  those  who  love  and  trust  in  him. 

1  Lord  !  how  resplendent  shines  thy  grace, 

Through  sorrow's  darkest  sky, 
To  those  who  humbly  seek  thy  face 
And  on  thy  love  rely. 

2  If  wealth  take  wings  and  flee  away, 

They  still  have  stores  divine  ; 
A  treasure  that  shall  ne'er  decay, 
A  pure  exhaustless  mine. 

3  When  death  has  slain  their  earthly  joys, 

Not  hopeless  they  deplore  ; 
They  look  to  those  eternal  skies, 
Where  friends  shall  part  no  more. 

(207) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

4  And  when,  with  conscious  guilt  oppressed. 

They  own  their  sins  to  thee ; 
Thou  dost  revive  the  fainting  breast, 
With  pardon  full  and  free. 

5  O  Lord !  to  thee  our  hearts  we'll  bring 

Fixed  in  thy  love  and  fear  ; 
Then  shall  our  sorrows  lose  their  sting, 
And  dry  be  every  tear. 

Liverpool  (Paradise  st.)  Coll. 

245.  l.  m. 

Man  frail  and  God  eternal.    Ps.  xc. 

1  Lord  !  thou  hast  been  thy  children's  God. 
All-powerful,  wise,  and  good,  and  just ; 

In  every  age  their  safe  abode, 

Their  hope,  their  refuge,  and  their  trust. 

2  Long  hadst  thou  reigned  ere  time  began : 
And  long  thy  kingdom  shall  endure, 
When  all  the  feeble  race  of  man, 

And  time  itself,  shall  be  no  more. 

3  Great  Father  of  eternity ! 
How  short  are  ages  in  thy  sight ! 

A  thousand  years,  how  swift  they  fly, 
Like  one  still  silent  watch  of  night ! 

4  Uncertain  life,  how  soon  it  flies  ! 
Flowers  of  the  morn,  how  short  our  bloom  ! 
Like  spring's  gay  verdure  now  we  rise, 
Cut  down  ere  night  to  fill  the  tomb ! 

5  Teach  us,  O  Lord !  to  count  our  days, 
And  with  true  diligence  apply 

Our  hearts  to  wisdom's  sacred  ways, 
That  we  may  learn  to  live  and  die. 

t  Exeter  Coll.  alt'd. 

(208> 


OF  DISCOUR*J> 

246.  l.  m. 

God  omnipresent.     Ps.  cxxxix. 

1  Lord  !  thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me  through ; 
Thine  eye  commands,  with  piercing  view, 

My  rising  and  my  resting  hours, 

My  heart  and  flesh  with  all  their  powers. 

2  My  thoughts,  before  they  are  my  own, 
Are  to  my  God  distinctly  known  : 

He  knows  the  words  I  mean  to  speak, 
Ere  from  my  opening  lips  they  break. 

3  Within  his  circling  power  I  stand ; 
On  every  side  I  find  his  hand  : 
Awake,  asleep,  at  home,  abroad, 
I  am  surrounded  still  with  God. 

4  Amazing  knowledge,  vast  and  great ! 
What  large  extent !  what  lofty  height ! 
My  soul,  with  all  the  powers  I  boast, 
Is  in  the  boundless  prospect  lost. 

5  O  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast, 
Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest ! 

Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sin  :  for  God  is  there. 

Watts. 

247.  c.  m. 

Imploring  Divine  Protection.     Prov.  iii.  5,  6. 

1  Lord  !  through  the  dubious  path  of  life 
Thy  feeble  servant  guide  ; 
Supported  by  thy  powerful  arm, 

My  footsteps  shall  not  slide. 
(209)  S  2 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECT; 


2  O  may  I  ne'er,  with  empty  pride, 

Of  wisdom  make  my  boast ! 
My  wisdom  and  my  strength  must  come 
From  thee,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

3  To  thee,  O  my  unerring  Guide ! 

I  would  myself  resign  ; 
In  all  my  way?  acknowledge  thee, 
And  form  my  will  by  thine. 

4  Thus  shall  each  blessing  of  thy  hand 

Be  doubly  sweet  to  me  ; 
And,  in  new  griefs,  I  still  shall  have 
A  refuge,  Lord  !  in  thee. 

Exeter  Coll. 

248.  l.  m. 

Faith  in  God  in  the  Darkness  of  Providence. 
1   Lord  !  we  adore  thy  vast  designs, 
The  obscure  abyss  of  providence, — 
Too  deep  to  sound  with  mortal  lines, 
Too  dark  to  view  with  feeble  sense. 


2  Now  clouds  obscure  thine  awful  face, 
And  gathering  darkness  hides  thy  smile  ; 
Yet  through  the  clouds  we  see  thy  grace, 
And  trust  in  thy  compassion  still. 

3  Through  seas  and  storms  of  deep  distress. 
We  sail  by  faith,  and  not  by  sight : 

Faith  guides  us  in  the  wilderness, 
And  faith  can  cheer  the  darkest  night. 

4  Father  !  if  thou  with  lifted  rod 
Resolve  to  scourge  us  here  below, 
Still  may  we  lean  on  thee,  our  God, 
And  mav  thine  arm  support  us  through. 

Watts,  all'd. 
(210) 


249.  c.  m. 

God's  gracious  Regard  to  his  frail  Creatures.     Vs.  ciii.  14. 

1  Lord  !  we  adore  thy  wondrous  name, 

And  make  that  name  our  trust, 
Which  raised  at  first  this  curious  frame 
From  mean  and  lifeless  dust. 

2  Awhile  these  frail  machines  endure, 

The  fabric  of  a  day  ; 
Then  know  their  vital  powers  no  more. 
But  moulder  back  to  clay. 

3  Yet,  Lord  !  whate'er  is  felt  or  feared, 

This  thought  is  our  repose, 
That  he,  by  whom  this  frame  was  reared, 
Its  various  weakness  knows. 

4  Thou  view'st  us  with  a  pitying  eye, 

While  struggling  with  our  load  ; 
In  pains  and  dangers  thou  art  nigh. 
Our  Father,  and  our  God  ! 

5  Gently  supported  by  thy  love, 

We  tend  to  realms  of  peace, 
Where  every  pain  shall  far  remove. 
And  every  frailty  cease. 

Doddridge. 

250.  c.  m. 

Instruction  and  Consolation  from  the  Scriptures.    Ps.  exix. 

1  Lord  !  we  would  make  thy  word  our  joy. 
Our  lasting  heritage  ; 
May  this  our  noblest  powers  employ, 
Our  warmest  thoughts  engage. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

2  'Tis  like  the  sun,  a  heavenly  light, 

That  guides  us  all  the  day ; 
And,  through  the  dangers  of  the  night, 
A  lamp  to  lead  our  way. 

3  Thy  precepts  oft  would  we  survey  ; 

And  keep  thy  laws  in  sight, 
Through  all  the  business  of  the  day, 
To  guide  our  actions  right. 

4  Thy  truth's  a  land  of  wealth  unknown, 

Where  springs  of  life  arise, 
There  seeds  of  endless  bliss  are  sown, 
There  boundless  glory  lies. 

5  The  best  relief  that  mourners  have, 

It  makes  our  sorrows  blessed  ; 

It  shows  a  home  beyond  the  grave, 

And  an  eternal  rest. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

251.  c.  m. 

The  Man  approved  of  God.     Ps.  xv. 

1  Lord,  who's  the  happy  man  that  may 

To  thy  blessed  courts  repair  ; 
And  while  he  bows  before  thy  throne, 
Shall  find  acceptance  there  ? 

2  'Tis  he,  whose  every  thought  and  deed 

By  rules  of  virtue  moves  ; 
Whose  tongue  disdains  to  speak  the  word 
His  honest  heart  disproves  : 

3  Who  never  will  a  slander  forge, 

His  neighbour's  fame  to  wound  ; 
Nor  hearken  to  a  false  report, 
By  malice  whispered  round  : 


(212) 


OF  DISCOURSE 

4  Who  vice,  though  dressed  in  pomp  and  powei 

Can  treat  with  just  neglect ; 
And  piety,  when  clothed  in  rags. 
Religiously  respect : 

5  Who,  though  he  promise  to  his  loss. 

Has  ever  faithful  proved  : — 
The  man  who  thus  thy  law  fulfills, 
That  man  shall  ne'er  be  moved ! 

Tate,  alt'd. 

252.  c.  m. 

A  Living  and  a  Dead  Faith. 

1  Mistaken  souls,  that  dream  of  heaven. 

And  make  their  empty  boast 
Of  inward  joys,  and  sins  forgiven. 
And  yet  are  slaves  to  lust ! 

2  Vain  are  our  fancies, — airy  flights 

If  faith  be  cold  and  dead ;  % 

Nought  but  a  living  power  unites 
To  Christ  the  living  Head. 

3  'Tis  faith  that  purifies  the  heart ; 

'Tis  faith  that  works  by  love  ; 
That  bids  all  sinful  joys  depart, 
And  lifts  the  thoughts  above. 

4  'Tis  faith  that  conquers  earth  and  hell 

By  a  celestial  power  ; 
This  is  the  grace  that  shall  prevail 
In  the  decisive  hour. 

5  Faith  must  obey  our  Father's  will 

As  well  as  trust  his  grace, 
And  strive  to  keep  his  favour  still, 
By  growing  holiness. 

Watts,  alt'd. 
C213) 


V ARTICULAR  SUBJECT:- 

253.  h.  m. 

Tlie  Efficacy  of  the  Gospel.      Isa.  lv.  10,  11. 

1  Mark  the  soft-falling  snow, 
And  the  diffusive  rain ! 

To  heaven,  from  whence  it  fell, 

It  turns  not  back  again  ; 
But  waters  earth  Through  every  pore, 

And  calls  forth  all  Her  secret  store. 

2  Arrayed  in  beauteous  green 
The  hills  and  valleys  shine, 
And  man  and  beast  are  fed 
By  Providence  divine : 

The  harvest  bows  Its  golden  ears, 

The  copious  seed  Of  future  years. 

3  '  So,'  saith  the  God  of  grace, 
6  My  gospel  shall  descend, 
Almighty  to  effect 

The  purpose  I  intend ; 
Millions  of  souls  Shall  feel  its  power, 

And  bear  it  down  To  millions  more.' 

Doddridge. 

254.  s.  m. 

Reliance  upon  God. 

1  My  Father!  cheering  name! 
O  may  I  call  thee  mine ! 

Give  me  with  humble  hope  to  claim 
A  portion  so  divine. 

2  This  can  my  fears  control, 
And  bid  my  sorrows  fly  : 

What  real  harm  can  reach  my  soul 
Beneath  my  Father's  eve  ? 

(214) 


OF  Dlacui.  iv-. 

3  Whate'er  thy  will  denies 
I  calmly  would  resign  ; 

For  thou  art  just,  and  good,  and  wise  : 
O  bend  my  will  to  thine  ! 

4  Whate'er  thy  will  ordains, 
O  give  me  strength  to  bear  ! 

Still  let  me  know  a  Father  reigns. 
And  trust  a  Father's  care. 

5  If  anguish  rend  this  frame. 
And  life  almost  depart ; 

Is  not  thy  mercy  still  the  same 
To  cheer  my  drooping  heart  ? 

6  Thy  ways  are  little  known 
To  my  weak  erring  sight ; 

Yet  would  my  soul  believing  own 
That  all  thy  ways  are  right. 

Mrs.  Steele. 

255.  s.  m. 

Obedience  to  God  a3  our  Father, 

1  My  Father — I  adore 

That  all-commanding  name  : 
O  may  it  virtue's  strength  restore, 
And  raise  devotion's  flame  ! 

2  I  bow  at  his  commands, 
And  filial  homage  pay ; 

With  heart  and  life,  with  tongue  and  hands, 
I'll  cheerfully  obey. 

3  No  more  will  I  transgress, 
As  I  too  oft  have  done  ; 

But  every  sinful  thought  suppress, 
Each  sinful  action  shun. 

C215> 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

4  My  Father  thus  I'll  claim, 
And  prove  myself  his  son  5 

And  while  I  bear  the  filial  name. 
The  filial  duties  own. 

5  Do  thou  the  strength  impart. 
This  purpose  to  fulfil : 

Lord !  write  thy  laws  upon  my  heart. 
That  I  may  do  thy  will. 

Belknap's  Coll.  alt'd. 

256.  c.  m. 

The  Everlasting  Covenant.    2  Sam.  xxiii.  5. 

1  My  God  !  the  covenant  of  thy  love 

Abides  for  ever  sure ; 
And,  in  its  matchless  grace,  we  feel 
Our  happiness  secure. 

2  What  though  our  house  be  not  with  thee. 

As  nature  could  desire  5 — 
To  higher  joys  than  nature  gives, 
Our  nobler  views  aspire. 

3  Since  thou,  the  everlasting  God, 

Our  Father  art  become  ; 
Jesus  our  Guardian  and  our  Friend, 
And  heaven  our  final  home  ; — 

4  We  welcome  all  thy  sovereign  will. 

For  all  that  will  is  love  ; 
And  when  thy  providence  is  dark. 
We  wait  the  light  above. 

>  Thy  covenant,  in  the  darkest  gloom. 
Shall  heavenly  rays  impart ; 
And  when  our  eyelids  close  in  death, 
Shall  cheer  the  trembling  heart. 

Doddridge. 


DISCOURSES 

257.  l.  m. 

Trust  in  the  Divine  Goodnes?. 

1  My  God  !  I  thank  thee  :  may  no  thought 
E'er  deem  thy  chastisements  severe ; 
But  may  this  heart,  by  sorrow  taught, 
Calm  each  wild  wish,  each  idle  fear. 

2  Thy  mercy  bids  all  nature  bloom  ; 
The  sun  shines  bright,  and  man  is  gay ; 
Thine  equal  mercy  spreads  the  gloom, 
That  darkens  o'er  his  little  day. 

3  Full  many  a  throb  of  grief  and  pain 
Thy  frail  and  erring  child  must  know ; 
But  not  one  prayer  is  breathed  in  vain. 
Nor  does  one  tear  unheeded  flow. 

4  Thy  various  messengers  employ ; 
Thy  purposes  of  love  fulfil ; 
And  mid  the  wreck  of  human  joy 
May  kneeling  faith  adore  thy  will. 

# 

258.  cm. 

The  Way  and  End  of  the  Righteous  and  the  Wicked.   Ps.  xxxvii. 

1  My  God  !  the  steps  of  pious  men 

Are  ordered  by  thy  will ; 
Though  they  should  fall,  they  rise  again. 
Thy  hand  supports  them  still. 

2  The  Lord  delights  to  see  their  ways, 

Their  virtue  he  approves ; 
He'll  ne'er  deprive  them  of  his  grace, 
Nor  leave  the  men  he  loves, 
T 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  The  heavenly  heritage  is  theirs, 

Their  portion  and  their  home  ; 
He  keeps  them  now,  and  makes  them  heirs 
Of  blessings  long  to  come. 

4  The  haughty  sinner  have  I  seen, 

Not  fearing  man  nor  God  ; 
Like  princely  laurel  fair  and  green. 
Spreading  its  arms  abroad : 

5  And  lo !  he  vanished  from  the  ground. 

Destroyed  by  hands  unseen  ; 
Nor  root,  nor  branch,  nor  leaf  was  founds 
Where  all  that  pride  had  been. 

6  But  mark  the  man  of  righteousness, 

His  several  steps  attend ; — 
True  pleasure  runs  through  all  his  ways, 
And  peaceful  is  his  end. 

Watts. 

259.     8,  8,  6   M. 

The  Love  of  God. 

1  My  God  !  thy  boundless  love  I  praise  : 
How  bright  on  high  its  glories  blaze ! 

How  sweetly  bloom  below ! 
It  streams  from  thine  eternal  throne ; 
Through  heaven  its  joys  for  ever  run. 

And  o'er  the  earth  they  flow. 

2  5Tis  love  that  paints  the  purple  morn, 
And  bids  the  clouds,  in  air  upborne, 

Their  genial  drops  distil ; 
In  every  vernal  beam  it  glows, 
.And  breathes  in  every  gale  that  blows. 

And  glides  in  every  rill. 

S  It  robes  in  cheerful  green  the  ground, 
And  pours  its  flowery  beauties  round, 
Wliosd  -"rets  perfume  the  ^rale ; 

(218) 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

its  bounties  richly  spread  the  plain. 
The  blushing  fruit,  the  golden  grain. 
And  smile  oh  every  vale. 

But  in  thy  word  I  see  it  shine 
With  grace  and  glories  more  divine, 

Proclaiming  sins  forgiven ; 
There,  faith,  bright  cherub,  points  the  way 
To  realms  of  everlasting  day, 

And  opens  all  her  heaven. 
Then  let  the  love  that  makes  me  blessed, 
With  cheerful  praise  inspire  my  breast. 

And  ardent  gratitude ; 
And  all  my  thoughts  and  passions  tend 
To  thee,  my  Father  and  my  Friend, 

My  soul's  eternal  good ! 

Rev.  Henrv  Moore. 

260.  l.  m. 

Things  below,  and  Things  above. 

My  soul !  forbear  on  transient  things 
Thy  hopes  and  fond  desires  to  place , 
Their  gain  no  solid  comfort  brings, 
And  weary  is  the  doubtful  chace. 

Let  faith  direct  my  longing  eyes 
To  realms  of  lasting  good  above, 
"Where  pleasures  ever-blooming  rise, 
And  all  is  peace,  and  joy,  and  love. 

Thence  sin,  and  pain,  and  death,  and  night, 
Far  off  for  ever  shall  retire ; 
And  from  God's  throne,  the  friendliest  light 
Shall  beam,  and  utmost  bliss  inspire. 
Compared  with  this,  how  fade  away 
The  brightest  scenes  of  earthly  joy ! 
Mount  up,  my  soul !  to  native  day, 
Nor  rest  thy  hopes  beneath  the  skv. 

'219)  Browne,  alt'd. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

261.  s.  m. 

Obligation  to  Gratitude  and  Praise. 

My  Maker,  and  my  King  ! 
To  thee  my  all  I  owe : 
Thy  sovereign  bounty  is  the  spring, 
Whence  all  my  blessings  flow. 

Thou  ever  good  and  kind ! 
A  thousand  reasons  move, 
A  thousand  obligations  bind 
My  heart  to  grateful  love. 

Thy  goodness,  like  the  sun. 
Dawned  on  my  early  days, 
Ere  infant  reason  had  begun 
To  form  my  lips  to  praise. 

The  creature  of  thy  hand, 
On  thee  alone  I  live  : 
My  God !  thy  benefits  demand 
More  praise  than  life  can  give. 

O  let  thy  grace  inspire 
My  soul  with  strength  divine  ; 
Let  all  my  powers  to  thee  aspire, 
And  all  my  days  be  thine 


Mrs.  Steele. 


262.  s.  m. 


The  Mercy  of  God  to  frail  Man.     Ps.  ciii. 

My  soul !  repeat  his  praise, 
Whose  mercies  are  so  great ; 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 
So  readv  to  abate. 

(220) 


OF  DIS( 

2  High  as  tlu*  heavens  are  raised 
Above  the  ground  we  tread, 

So  far  the  riches  of  his  grace 
Our  highest  thoughts  exceed. 

3  His  grace  subdues  our  sins  ; 
And  his  forgiving  love, 

Far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove. 

4  The  pity  of  the  Lord 

To  those  who  fear  his  name, 
Is  such  as  tender  parents  feel : 
He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

5  Our  days  are  as  the  grass, 
Or  like  the  morning  flower  ; 

When  blasting  winds  sweep  o'er  the  field, 
It  withers  in  an  hour. 

6  But  thy  compassions,  Lord ! 
To  endless  years  endure ; 

And  ages  yet  unborn,  shall  find 
Thy  promised  mercv  sure. 

Watts. 

263.  c.  m. 

Praise  to  God  in  every  Scene. 

1  My  soul  shall  bless  thee,  O  my  God ! 

Through  all  my  mortal  days ; 
And  to  eternity  prolong 

Thy  vast,  thy  boundless  praise. 

2  In  each  bright  hour  of  peace  and  hope. 

Be  this  my  sweet  employ ; 
Thy  praise  refines  my  earthly  bliss, 

And  doubles  all  my  joy ! 
(221)  T  2 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECT!  S 

3  When  gloomy  care,  or  keen  distress. 

Invades  my  throbbing  breast, 
My  tongue  shall  learn  to  speak  thy  praise, 
And  sooth  my  pains  to  rest. 

4  Nor  shall  my  tongue  alone  proclaim 

The  honours  of  my  God ; 
My  life,  with  all  my  active  powers, 
Shall  spread  his  praise  abroad. 

5  When  death  is  past,  in  purer  strains 

My  grateful  praise  I'll  pay : 
The  theme  demands  a  nobler  song, 
And  an  eternal  day. 

Heginbotham. 

264.  c  m. 

Submission  in  Affliction.    Job  i.  21. 

1  Naked  as  from  the  earth  we  came 

And  rose  to  life  at  first ; 
We  to  the  earth  return  again, 
And  mingle  with  the  dust. 

2  Whatever  we  fondly  call  our  own, 

Belongs  to  heaven's  great  Lord ; 
The  blessings  lent  us  for  a  day 
Are  soon  to  be  restored. 

3  'Tis  God  who  lifts  our  comforts  high. 

Or  sinks  them  in  the  grave  ; 
He  gives,  and  when  he  takes  away, 
He  takes  but  what  he  gave. 

4  Peace,  all  our  rebel  passions  then ; 

Let  each  repining  sigh 
Be  silent  at  his  sovereign  will, 
And  every  murmur  die. 

(222) 


SES. 

-  And  ever  blessed  be  his  name 

Whose  goodness  swelled  our  store ! 
His  justice  but  resumes  its  own, 
And  we  will  still  adore. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

265.  l.  m. 

Not  every  one  that  saith  unto  me,  Lord,  Lord,'  &c.  Mat.vii.  21. 

1  Not  he  whose  baseless  hope  relies 
On  modes  and  forms  that  men  devise , 
Who  merely  calls  the  Saviour,  Lord, 
But  heeds  not  to  perform  his  word ; 

2  Not  he  shall  tread  the  courts  above, 
The  bright  abodes  of  joy  and  love  ; 
But  he  whose  prompt  obedience  shows 
His  wish  to  practice  what  he  knows  : 

3  Whose  heart  enlarged  bids  him  embrace. 
As  brethren,  all  the  human  race ; 

Who  for  his  friends  with  ardour  glows, 
And  pities  and  forgives  his  foes. 

4  This  is  the  man  whose  head  shall  rise. 
With  glory  crowned,  above  the  skies ; 
Whom  Jesus  shall  in  judgment  own, 
And  place  by  God's  immortal  throne. 

t  Butcher. 

266.  c.  m. 

The  Christian's  Triumph  over  Death.     1  Cor.  xv.  55. 

I   O  for  a  firm  and  lively  faith, 
Which  may  the  grave  defy, 
And,  trusting  what  the  gospel  saith. 

May  triumph  when  we  die ! 
C223) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 


2  Joyful,  with  all  the  strength  we  have, 

Our  feeble  lips  would  sing, 
1  Where  is  thy  boasted  victory,  grave  ? 
O  death !  where  is  thy  sting  V 

3  Pardon  and  life, — how  dear  each  word ! 

God  life  and  pardon  sends, 
And,  by  our  dying,  rising  Lord, 
Ensures  to  all  his  friends. 

4  All  glory  be  to  God  on  high, 

And  endless  thanks  be  paid, 
Who  makes  us  conquerors,  though  we  die, 
Through  Christ,  our  living  Head.        Watts. 

267.  s.  m. 

Steadfastness  and  Watchfulness  implored. 

1  O  God  !  my  strength !  my  hope  ! 
On  thee  I  cast  my  care ; 

With  humble  confidence  look  up 

To  thee  who  nearest  prayer  : 

Grant  me  on  thee  to  wait, 

The  work  assigned  fulfil ; 
O  may  it  all  my  powers  engage 

To  do  my  Father's  will ! 

2  Grant  me  a  sober  mind, 
A  quick  discerning  eye, 

The  first  approach  of  sin  to  find. 

And  all  temptation  fly  ;— 

A  spirit  still  prepared, 

And  armed  with  jealous  care, 
For  ever  standing  on  its  guard, 

And  watching  unto  prayer. 

3  Thy  will  may  I  pursue  ; 
To  thee  in  all  things  rise  ; 

And  all  I  think,  and  say,  and  do, 

Be  one  great  sacrifice  :  (224) 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

Fill  me  with  godly  fear, 
As  in  thy  sight  to  live, 
And  Oh  !  thy  servant,  Lord !  prepare 
A  strict  account  to  give. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

268.  l.  m. 

God  the  Leader  of  his  People. 

1  O  God  of  our  forefathers !  hear, 
And  make  thy  faithful  mercies  known, 
While  we  with  confidence  draw  near, 
And  place  our  trust  on  thee  alone. 

2  Arise,  as  in  the  ancient  days, 

(The  ancient  annals  speak  thy  fame) 
Be  now  omnipotently  nigh, 
To  endless  ages  still  the  same. 

3  From  Egypt,  when  thy  chosen  race 
Triumphant  urged  their  wondrous  way. 
Divinely  led,  behold  they  pass 

The  unwatery  deep,  the  emptied  sea. 

4  At  distance  heaped  on  either  hand, 
Yielding  a  strange  unbeaten  road, 
In  crystal  walls  the  waters  stand, 
And  own  the  arm  of  Israel's  God. 

5  That  arm  which  is  not  shortened  now, 
Which  wants  not  now  the  power  to  save, 
Shall,  present  with  thy  people  still, 
Bear  them  o'er  life's  tumultuous  wave. 

G  By  earth  and  hell  pursued  in  vain, 
To  thee  thy  chosen  seed  shall  come, 
Shouting,  their  heavenly  Canaan  gain, 
And  pass  through  death  triumphant  home. 

Salisbury  Coll. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

269.  c.  M. 

Confidence  in  our  Heavenly  Father. 

1  O  God  !  on  thee  we  all  depend, 

On  thy  paternal  care ; 
Thou  wilt  the  Father  and  the  Friend 
In  every  scene  appear. 

2  Withx>pen  hand,  and  liberal  heart, 

Thou  wilt  our  wants  supply ; 
Thy  heavenly  blessings  still  impart, 
And  no  good  thing  deny. 

3  Thou  know'st,  O  God !  what's  good  and  fit, 

And  wisdom  guides  thy  love  ; 
To  thine  appointments  we  submit, 
And  every  choice  approve. 

4  In  thy  paternal  love  and  care. 

With  cheerful  heart  we  trust ; 

Thy  tender  mercies  boundless  are, 

And  all  thy  thoughts  are  just. 

5  We  cannot  want,  while  God  provides  ; 

What  he  allots  is  best ; 
And  heaven,  whate'er  we  want  besides, 
Will  give  eternal  rest. 

Browne. 

270.  c.  m. 

Man  mortal,  and  God  eternal.     Ps.  xc. 

1  O  God  !  our  help  in  ages  past, 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast, 
And  our  eternal  home  ! 

(226^ 


OF  DlSCOUftSl 

2  Before  the  hills  in  order  stood. 

Or  earth  received  her  frame, 
From  everlasting  thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  the  same. 

3  A  thousand  ages  in  thy  sight 

Are  like  an  evening  gone, 
Short  as  the  watch  that  ends  the  night 
Before  the  rising  sun. 

4  But,  like  an  ever-flowing  stream, 

Time  bears  its  sons  away ; 
They  fly,  forgotten,  as  a  dream 
Dies  at  the  opening  day. 

5  Like  flowery  fields  the  nations  stand, 

Pleased  with  the  morning  light : 
The  flowers  beneath  the  mowers  hand. 
Lie  withering  ere  'tis  night. 

6  Our  God !  our  help  in  ages  past, 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come  ! 
Be  thou  our  guard  while  troubles  last, 
And  our  eternal  home. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

271.  c.  m. 

The  Benefit  of  Afiliction. 

1  O  God  !  to  thee  my  sinking  soul 

In  deep  distress  doth  fly  ; 
Thy  love  can  all  my  griefs  control . 
And  all  my  wants  supply. 

2  How  oft,  when  black  misfortune's  band 

Around  their  victim  stood, 
The  seeming  ill,  at  thy  command. 
Hath  changed  to  real  good. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  The  tempest  that  obscured  the  sky 

Hath  set  my  bosom  free 
From  earthly  care,  and  sensual  joy, 
And  turned  my  thoughts  to  thee. 

4  Affliction's  blast  hath  made  me  learn 

To  feel  for  others'  wo  ; 
And  humbly  seek  with  deep  concern, 
My  own  defects  to  know. 

5  Then  rage,  ye  storms !  ye  billows  roar ! 

My  heart  defies  your  shock ; 
Ye  make  me  cling  to  God  the  more, 
To  God,  my  sheltering  rock. 

t  Liverpool  (Paradise  at.)  Coll. 

272.  l.  m. 

Trust  and  Resignation  implored. 

1  O  God  !  to  thee  we  raise  our  eyes  ; 
Calm  resignation  we  implore  ; 

O  let  no  murmuring  thought  arise, 
But  humbly  let  us  still  adore  ! 

2  With  meek  submission,  may  we  bear 
Each  needful  cross  thou  shalt  ordain  : 
Nor  think  our  trials  too  severe  ; 
Nor  dare  thy  justice  to  arraign. 

3  For,  though  mysterious  now  thy  ways 
To  erring  mortals  may  appear, 
Hereafter  we  thy  name  shall  praise, 
For  all  our  keenest  sufferings  here. 

4  Thy  needful  help,  O  God !  afford, 
Nor  let  us  sink  in  deep  despair ; 
Aid  us  to  trust  thy  sacred  word, 
And  find  our  sweetest  comfort  there. 

(228) 


OF  DISCOURSE!! 

b  There  faith  unveils  a  brighter  scene, 
Where  all  life's  painful  conflicts  cease, 
Where  no  dark  clouds  shall  intervene, 
No  sorrows  e'er  disturb  our  peace. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

273.  l.  m. 

God  merciful  in  his  Inflictions. 

1  O  God  !  whose  thunder  shakes  the  sky, 
Whose  eye  this  atom  globe  surveys ! 
To  thee,  my  only  rock,  I  fly, 

Thy  mercy,  in  thy  justice,  praise. 

2  The  mystic  mazes  of  thy  will, 
The  shadows  of  celestial  light, 
Are  past  the  power  of  human  skill ; 
But  what  the  Eternal  does,  is  right. 

3  O  teach  me,  in  the  trying  hour, 
When  anguish  swells  the  rising  tear, 
To  calm  my  sorrows,  own  thy  power, 
Thy  goodness  trust,  thy  justice  fear  ! 

tChatterton, 

274.  c.  m. 

Submission  to  the  Divine  Disposals. 

1  O  Lord  !  my  best  desires  fulfil, 

And  help  me  to  resign 
Life,  health,  and  comfort,  to  thy  will. 
And  make  thy  pleasure  mine. 

2  Why  should  I  shrink  at  thy  command, 

Whose  love  forbids  my  fears  ; 
Or  tremble  at  that  gracious  hand 

Which  wipes  away  my  tears  ? 
'229)  U 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  No,  let  me  rather  freely  yield 

What  most  I  prize  to  thee, 
Who  never  hast  a  good  withheld, 
Nor  wilt  withhold,  from  me. 

4  Wisdom  and  mercy  guide  my  way ; 

Shall  I  resist  them  both, — 
Short-sighted  creature  of  a  day, 
And  crushed  before  the  moth  ? 

5  But  ah  !  my  heart  within  me  cries, 

Still  bind  me  to  thy  sway ; 
Else,  the  next  cloud  that  veils  the  skies, 
Drives  all  these  thoughts  away. 

Cowper. 

275.  l.  m. 

Imploring  Divine  Mercy.     Ps.  vi. 

1  O  spare  me,  Lord !  nor  on  my  head 
The  fulness  of  thy  vengeance  shed ; 
With  pitying  eye  my  weakness  view, 
Heal  my  vexed  soul,  my  strength  renew. 

2  And  Oh !  if  yet  my  sins  demand 
The  wise  corrections  of  thy  hand, 

Yet  give  my  pains  their  bounds  to  know 
And  fix  a  period  to  my  wo. 

3  Thy  suppliant's  voice  attentive  weigh, 
And  bid,  O  bid  thy  heavenly  ray, 
With  healing  influence  on  me  rise, 

Ere  death's  dark  slumbers  close  my  eyes ! 

4  Shall  death's  long  silent  tongue,  Oh !  say, 
The  records  of  thy  grace  display ; 

Or  pale  corruption's  startled  ear 
Thy  praise  within  its  prison  hear  ? 


5  E'en  while  affliction's  weight  I  hear, 
Thy  mercy,  Lord  !  dispels  my  fear : 
My  hopes  on  thy  salvation  rest 
And  fill  with  conscious  joy  my  breast. 

t  Merrick. 

276.  l.  m. 

Supplication  to  the  Searcher  of  Hearts.    Pa.  cxxxix.  23,  2 

1  O  hear  me,  Lord !  to  thee  I  call, 
And  prostrate  at  thy  footstool  fall : 
O  Lord  !  my  prayer  propitious  hear, 
And  bow  to  my  requests  thine  ear. 

2  Searcher  of  hearts  !  my  thoughts  review ; 
With  kind  severity  pursue, 

Through  each  disguise,  thy  servant's  mind, 
Nor  leave  one  stain  of  guilt  behind. 

3  To  thee  my  inmost  heart  is  known  : 
Regard  me  from  thy  lofty  throne ; 
Nor  e'er  to  my  desiring  eye 

Thy  presence,  heavenly  Lord  !  deny. 

Merrick. 

277.  c.  m. 

Desire  of  Holiness.     Ps.  cxix. 

1  O  that  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways 

To  keep  his  statutes  still ! 
O  that  my  God  would  grant  me  grace 
To  know  and  do  his  will ! 

2  In  deepest  characters  impress 

Thy  law  upon  my  heart ; 
Nor  let  my  tongue  the  truth  transgress. 

Nor  act  the  slanderer's  part. 
rsst) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  O  turn  from  vanity  my  eyes ! 

Let  no  corrupt  design, 
Nor  covetous  desire,  arise 
Within  this  heart  of  mine. 

4  Assist  my  heart,  too  apt  to  stray, 

A  stricter  watch  to  keep  ; 
And,  since  I've  not  forgot  thy  way, 
Restore  thy  wandering  sheep. 

5  Make  me  to  walk  in  thy  commands  ; 

'Tis  a  delightful  road ! 
Nor  let  my  head,  or  heart,  or  hands, 
Offend  against  my  God. 

Watts. 

278.  c.  m. 

Eternity  of  God,  and  Frailty  of  Man.    Ps.  xc.  1 — 6. 

1  O  thou,  the  first,  the  greatest  friend 

Of  all  the  human  race  ! 
Whose  strong  right  hand  has  ever  been 
Their  stay  and  dwelling  place  ! 

2  Before  the  mountains  heaved  their  heads 

Beneath  thy  forming  hand  ; 
Before  this  ponderous  globe  itself 
Arose  at  thy  command  ; 

3  That  power  which  raised,  and  still  upholds 

This  universal  frame, 
From  countless,  unbeginning  time, 
Was  ever  still  the  same. 

4  Those  mighty  periods  of  years, 

Which  seem  to  us  so  vast, 
Appear  no  more  before  thy  sight, 
Than  vesterdav  that's  past. 

(232) 


OF  DISCOUKSK- 


But  mail  is  like  the  morning  flower 
In  beauty's  pride  arrayed  ; 

And  long  ere  night  cut  down  it  lies, 
All  withered  and  decayed ! 


Burns. 


279.  c.  m. 


Mercy  to  the  Penitent. 

1  0  thou,  the  wretched's  sure  retreat ! 

Who  dost  our  cares  control, 
And  with  the  cheerful  smile  of  peace 
Revive  the  fainting  soul ! 

2  Did  ever,  Lord  !  thy  gracious  ear 

The  contrite  prayer  disdain  ? 
Or  when  did  misery  humbly  sigh. 
Or  supplicate  in  vain  ? 

3  Oppressed  with  grief  and  shame,  dissolved 

In  penitential  tears, 
Thy  goodness  calms  our  anxious  doubts, 
And  dissipates  our  fears. 

4  New  life  from  thy  refreshing  grace 

The  sinking  heart  receives  : 
O  may  we  ne'er  again  offend 
The  God  who  thus  forgives  ! 

5  Thy  grace  hath  caused  celestial  hope 

To  shine  serenely  bright, 
And  shed  her  soft  and  cheering  beam 
O'er  sorrow's  darkest  night. 

6  Our  hearts  adore  thy  mercy,  Lord ! 

And  bless  the  friendly  ray, 
Which  ushers  in  the  smiling  morn 

Of  everlasting  dav. 
(233)  U  2  "  Mrs.  Carter,  alt'd. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

280.  s.  m. 

Absence  from  God. 

O  thou,  whose  mercy  hears 
Contrition's  humble  sigh ; 
Whose  hand,  indulgent,  wipes  the  tears 
From  sorrow's  weeping  eye  ! 

See,  at  thy  throne  of  grace, 
A  wretched  wanderer  mourn  : 
Hast  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  face  ? 
Hast  thou  not  said,  return  ? 

Absent  from  thee,  my  light ! 
Without  one  cheering  ray  ; 
Through  dangers,  fears,  and  gloomy  night, 
How  desolate  my  way  ! 

On  this  benighted  heart 
With  beams  of  mercy  shine ; 
And  let  thy  healing  voice  impart 
A  taste  of  joys  divine. 

Thy  presence  can  bestow 
Delights  which  never  cloy  : 
Be  this  my  solace  here  below, 
And  my  eternal  joy  ! 

Mrs.  Steele,  alt'd. 

281.  L.  M. 

The  Prayer  of  the  Penitent. 

O  turn,  great  Ruler  of  the  skies ! 
Turn  from  my  sins  thy  searching  eyes, 
Nor  let  the  offences  of  my  hand 
Within  thv  book  recorded  stand. 

(334) 


Or   DISC0U&SJB8 

2  Lord !  let  thy  clemency  divine 
Conspicuous  in  my  pardon  shine  ; 
O  let  the  fulness  of  thy  grace 
Each  error  of  my  life  efface ! 

3  Give  me  a  will  to  thine  subdued, 

A  conscience  pure,  a  soul  renewed ; 
Nor  let  me,  lost  in  hopeless  gloom, 
An  outcast  from  thy  presence  roam. 

4  O  let  thy  spirit  to  my  heart 
Its  comfort  and  its  aid  impart ! 
My  mind  from  every  fear  release, 

And  sooth  my  troubled  thoughts  to  peace. 

Merrick,  alt'd. 

282.  h.  m. 

Christ  seen  of  Angels.     1  Tim.  iii.  16. 

1  O  ye  immortal  throng 

Of  angels  round  the  throne ! 
Join  with  our  feeble  song 
To  make  the  Saviour  known  : 

On  earth  ye  knew  His  wondrous  grace  ; 

His  radiant  face  In  heaven  ye  view. 

2  Ye  saw  the  heaven-born  child 
In  human  flesh  arrayed  ; 
Benevolent  and  mild, 

While  in  the  manger  laid : 
And  praise  to  God,  And  peace  on  earth, 

For  such  a  birth,  Proclaimed  aloud. 

3  Ye  in  the  wilderness 
Beheld  the  tempter  spoiled, — 
Well  known  in  every  dress, 
In  every  combat  foiled  : 

And  joyed  to  crown  The  victor's  head, 

When  Satan  fled  Before  his  frown. 

ms) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

4  Around  the  bloody  tree 

Ye  pressed  with  strong  desire, 

That  wondrous  sight  to  see, 

The  Lord  of  life  expire ; 
And  could  your  eyes         Have  known  a  tear, 
Had  dropped  it  there        In  sad  surprise. 

5  Around  his  sacred  tomb 
A  willing  watch  ye  keep, 

Till  the  blessed  moment  come 
To  rouse  him  from  his  sleep  : 
Then  rolled  the  stone,         And  all  adored 
Your  rising  Lord,  With  joy  unknown. 

6  When  all  arrayed  in  light 
The  shining  conqueror  rode, 
Ye  hailed  his  rapturous  flight 
Up  to  the  throne  of  God; 

And  waved  around  Your  golden  wings, 

And  struck  your  strings       Of  sweetest  sound. 

7  The  warbling  notes  pursue, 
And  louder  anthems  raise  ; 
While  mortals  sing  with  you 
Their  own  Redeemer's  praise. 

And  thou,  my  heart !  With  equal  flame, 

And  joy  the  same,  Perform  thy  part. 

Doddridge. 

283.  61.  L.  M. 

Charity.    Matt.  xxv.  34. 
1  O  ye,  who  seek  Jehovah's  face, 
Bow  at  his  throne,  and  feel  his  grace ; 
Who  ask  in  prayer,  and  own  in  praise, 
That  bounteous  love  which  gilds  your  days , 
Catch  from  above  the  hallowed  flame, 
And  dignify  the  Christian  name ! 


OF  DlSCOUUSt.- 

2  Where'er  distress  and  pain  appear. 
Let  pity's  ready  hand  be  there ; 
With  cheering  wine,  and  fragrant  oil. 
Bid  languor  glow,  and  anguish  smile  : 
Though  wo  her  lowliest  form  may  wear, 
Yet  God  has  stamped  his  image  there. 

3  When  he,  the  sovereign  Judge,  draws  nigh. 
And  holds  the  unerring  beam  on  high ; 
Then  shall  sweet  charity  prevail, 

And  angels  mark  the  sinking  scale ; 
Jesus  shall  call  his  followers  home, 
c  Ye  blessed  of  my  Father!  come.' 

t  John  Taylor. 

284.  c.  m. 

*  God  is  our  Refuge  and  Strength.'     Ps.  xlvi. 

1  On  God  supreme  our  hope  depends, 

Whose  omnipresent  sight 
Ev'n  to  the  pathless  realms  extends 
Of  uncreated  night. 

2  Plunged  in  the  abyss  of  deep  distress, 

To  him  we  raised  our  cry ; 
His  mercy  bacte  our  sorrows  cease, 
And  filled  our  hearts  with  joy. 

3  Though  earth  her  ancient  seat  forsake, 

By  pangs  convulsive  torn  ; 
Though  her  self-balanced  fabric  shake. 
And  ruined  nature  mourn  : — 

4  Though  hills  be  in  the  ocean  lost. 

With  all  their  trembling  load  ; 
No  fear  shall  e'er  disturb  the  just. 
Or  shake  his  trust  in  God. 

(22,1) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

5  Nations  remote,  and  realms  unknown, 
In  vain  resist  his  sway ; 
For  lo !  Jehovah's  voice  is  shown, 
And  earth  shall  melt  away. 

G  Let  war's  devouring  surges  rise, 
And  swell  on  every  side ; 
The  Lord  of  hosts  our  safeguard  is, 
And  Jacob's  God  our  guide. 

Wesley. 

285.  c.  m. 

The  Pilgrimage  of  Life. 

1  Our  country  is  Immanuel's  ground ; 

We  seek  that  promised  soil : 
The  songs  of  Zion  cheer  our  hearts, 
While  strangers  here  we  toil. 

2  Oft  do  our  eyes  with  joy  o'erflow, 

And  oft  are  bathed  in  tears  ; 
Yet  nought  but  heaven  our  hopes  can  raise, 
And  nought  but  sin  our  fears. 

3  The  flowers  that  spring  along  the  road 

We  scarcely  stoop  to  pluck  ; 

We  walk  o'er  beds  of  shining  ore, 

Nor  waste  one  wishful  look. 

4  We  tread  the  path  our  Master  trod : 

We  bear  the  cross  he  bore ; 
And  every  thorn  that  wounds  our  feet, 
His  temples  pierced  before. 

5  Our  powers  are  oft  dissolved  away 

In  ecstacies  of  love  ; 
And  while  our  bodies  wander  here, 
Our  souls  are  fixed  above. 

(m) 


OF  DISCOURSE 

*j  We  purge  our  mortal  dross  awaj  - 
Refining  as  we  run  ; 
And  while  we  die  to  earth  and  sense, 
Our  heaven  is  here  begun. 

Mrs.  Barbauld. 

286.  l.  m. 

'  Ask  and  ye  shall  receive.'     Matt.  vii.  7. 

1  Our  Father,  throned  above  the  sky ! 
To  thee  our  empty  hands  we  spread ; 
Thy  children  at  thy  footstool  lie, 
And  ask  thy  blessings  on  their  head. 

2  With  cheerful  hope  and  filial  fear, 
In  that  august  and  precious  name 

By  thee  ordained,  we  now  draw  near, 
And  would  the  promised  blessing  claim. 

3  Does  not  an  earthly  parent  hear 
The  cravings  of  his  famished  son  ? 
Will  he  reject  the  filial  prayer, 

Or  mock  him  with  a  cake  of  stone  ? 

4  Our  heavenly  Father !  how  much  more 
Will  thy  divine  compassion  rise  ; 

And  open  thine  unbounded  store 
To  satisfy  thy  children's  cries  ? 

.5  Yes,  we  will  ask,  and  seek,  and  press 
For  gracious  audience  to  thy  seat ; 
Still  hoping,  waiting,  for  success, 
If  persevering  to  entreat. 

6  For  Jesus  in  his  faithful  word 
The  patient  supplicant  has  blessed  ; 
And  all  thy  saints  with  one  accord 
The  prevalence  of  prayer  attest. 

Scott. 
239^ 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

287.   6  1.    L.   M. 
Imploring  Divine  Mercy.     Ps.  cxxx. 

1  Out  of  the  depth  of  sad  distress, 

The  gloomy  mazes  of  despair, 
To  heaven  we  raise  our  warm  address ; 

Deign,  O  our  God !  to  hear  our  prayer : 
O  let  thine  ear  indulge  our  grief, 
For  thine  indulgence  is  relief! 

2  Should'st  thou,  O  God !  minutely  scan 

Our  faults,  and  as  severely  chide ; 
No  mortal  seed  of  sinful  man 

Could  such  a  scrutiny  abide  : 
But  mercy  shines  in  all  thy  ways, 
Bright  theme  of  universal  praise ! 

3  With  longing  eyes  we  seek  the  Lord, 

Before  his  throne  our  souls  attend  : 
Firmly  on  his  eternal  word 

Our  faith  is  fixed,  our  hopes  depend  : 
On  wings  of  love  our  souls  shall  rise 
In  contemplation  to  the  skies. 

4  Ye  pious  minds !  on  God  rely ; 

With  full  assurance  in  him  trust : 
He  sends  redemption  from  on  high, 

And  raises  sinners  from  the  dust : 
He  will  forgive  the  contrite  heart, 
And  life,  eternal  life,  impart. 

Denham,  alt'd. 

288.  c.  m. 

Submission  to  God  under  Affliction. 
1   Peace,  my  complaining,  doubting  heart ! 
Ye  busy  cares  !  be  still : 
Adore  the  just,  the  sovereign  Lord, 
Nor  murmur  at  his  will. 

240) 


Ob'  DISCOURSE^. 

2  Unerring  wisdom  guides  his  hand : 

Nor  dares  my  guilty  fear, 
Amid  the  sharpest  pains  I  feel, 
Pronounce  his  hand  severe. 

3  To  soften  every  painful  stroke, 

Indulgent  mercy  bends, 
And  unrepining  when  I  plead, 
His  gracious  ear  attends. 

4  Let  me  reflect  with  humble  awe, 

Whene'er  my  heart  complains, 
Compared  with  what  my  sins  deserve^ 
How  light  and  few  my  pains ! 

5  Yes,  Lord !  I  own  thy  sovereign  hand, 

Thou  just,  and  wise,  and  kind ! 
Be  every  anxious  thought  suppressed, 
And  all  my  soul  resigned. 

Mrs.  Steele, 

289.  c.  m. 

Inconstancy  in  Religion  lamented.    Hos.  vi.  4. 

1  Perpetual  Source  of  light  and  grace ! 

We  hail  thy  sacred  name ; 
Through  every  year's  revolving  round, 
Thy  goodness  is  the  same. 

2  On  us,  unworthy  as  we  are, 

Its  blessings  still  it  pours  ; 
Sure  as  the  heavens'  established  course, 
And  plenteous  as  the  showers. 

3  Inconstant  service  we  repay, 

And  transient  vows  renew, — 
Fleeting  too  oft  as  morning  clouds. 
And  like  the  early  dew. 

?41 )  TV 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

4  Our  former  follies,  Lord !  we  mourn. 

And  now  thy  grace  implore 
To  guide  our  often-erring  steps, 
That  we  may  stray  no  more. 

5  Aided  by  energy  divine, 

May  we  more  steadfast  prove  ; 
And  with  determined  zeal,  press  on 
To  gain  thy  courts  above. 

6  So,  by  thy  power,  the  morning  sun 

Pursues  his  radiant  way, 
Brightens  each  moment  in  his  race, 
And  shines  to  perfect  day. 

Doddridge. 

290.  l.  m. 

God  the  Confidence  of  the  Good  at  all  Times. 

1  Praise,  everlasting  praise,  be  paid 
To  him  who  earth's  foundations  laid ; 
Praise  to  the  God,  whose  sovereign  will 
All  nature's  laws  and  powers  fulfil. 

2  Praise  to  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
Who  rules  his  people  by  his  word ; 
Where  faith  contemplates  his  decrees, 
And  every  gracious  promise  sees. 

3  There  may  the  pious,  humble  mind, 
Support  in  all  its  troubles  find ; 
And  on  that  mighty  God  may  stay, 
Whose  power  the  earth  and  heavens  display. 

4  Whence  then  arise  distressing  fears  ? 
Why  do  we  still  indulge  our  tears  ? 
Or  why  without  those  comforts  live 
Our  God  and  Father  waits  to  give  ? 

(242) 


OF  DISCOURS1- 

5  O  for  a  strong  and  lasting  faith, 
To  credit  what  our  Father  saith ; 
And,  having  done  his  will,  to  place 
A  trust  undoubting  in  his  grace  ! 

6  Should  earth  then  to  its  centre  shake, 
And  all  the  wheels  of  nature  break ; 
Our  steady  souls  should  fear  no  more 
Than  solid  rocks  when  billows  roar. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

291.  L.  M. 

God  the  Intellectual  Light.    2  Cor.  iv.  6. 

1  Praise  to  the  Lord  of  boundless  might, 
With  uncreated  glories  bright ; 

His  presence  gilds  the  worlds  above, 
The  unchanging  source  of  light  and  love. 

2  Our  rising  earth  his  eye  beheld, 
When  in  substantial  darkness  veiled ; 
The  shapeless  chaos,  nature's  womb, 
Lay  buried  in  eternal  gloom. 

3  *  Let  there  be  light,'  Jehovah  said, 
And  light  o'er  all  its  face  was  spread 
Nature,  arrayed  in  charms  unknown, 
Gay  with  its  new-born  lustre,  shown. 

4  He  sees  the  mind,  when  lost  it  lies 
In  shades  of  ignorance  and  vice  ; 
And  darts  from  heaven  a  vivid  ray, 
And  changes  midnight  into  day. 

5  Our  souls,  revived  by  heavenly  light, 
Shall  be  in  all  thine  image  bright ; 
While  all  our  faculties  shall  join 

To  praise  the  Lord  of  light  divine. 

Doddridsre. 
(243)  6 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

292.  s.  m. 

The  Hope  of  Salvation  through  Christ. 

1  Raise  your  triumphant  songs 
To  an  immortal  tune  ; 

Let  the  wide  earth  resound  the  deeds 
Celestial  grace  hath  done. 

2  Sing  how  eternal  love 
Its  well-beloved  chose, 

And  bade  him  raise  our  sinful  race 
From  an  abyss  of  woes. 

3  Pardon  and  peace  from  heaven, 
Jesus  proclaims  abroad ; 

And  brings  to  erring,  guilty  man, 
Sure  mercy  from  his  God. 

4  Now,  sinners !  dry  your  tears  ; 
Let  hopeless  sorrow  cease  ; 

Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  love 
And  take  the  offered  peace. 

5  Lord !  we  obey  thy  call ; 
We  lay  an  humble  claim 

To  the  salvation  thou  hast  sent, 
And  bless  and  praise  thy  name. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

293.  cm. 

Rejoicing  in  the  Works  of  God. 

1  Rejoice,  ye  righteous !  in  the  Lord ; 
This  work  belongs  to  you ; 
Sing  of  his  name,  his  ways,  his  word, 
How  holy,  just,  and  true  ! 

(444) 


of  Discotmsi-;*. 

2  By  his  creative  word  of  might, 

The  heavenly  arch  was  reared  ; 
And  all  the  beauteous  hosts  of  light 
At  his  command  appeared. 

3  He  bade  the  mighty  waters  flow 

To  their  appointed  deep ; 
The  swelling  seas  their  limits  know, 
And  their  own  station  keep. 

4  Ye  tenants  of  the  spacious  earth ! 

With  awe  before  him  stand : 
He  spake,  and  nature  took  its  birth, 
And  rests  on  his  command. 

5  His  works  of  nature  and  of  grace 

Reveal  his  wondrous  name  ; 
His  mercy  and  his  righteousness 
Let  heaven  and  earth  proclaim. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

294.  c.  m. 

Rejoicing  in  the  Hope  of  Salvation. 

1  Salvation  !  O  the  joyful  sound ! 

'Tis  music  to  our  ears ; 
A  sovereign  balm  for  every  wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 

2  Salvation  !  O  the  power  and  grace 

That  here  triumphant  reign, 
To  raise  from  death  our  sinful  race 
To  life  and  God  again ! 

3  Salvation  !  let  the  echo  fly, 

The  spacious  earth  around ; 
And  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 
Conspire  to  raise  the  sound. 

C245>)  W  2  Watts. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

295.  L.  P.  M. 

The  Mission  of  Jesu9  Christ. 

!  Sages  of  ancient  lettered  times  ! 
In  every  age,  and  different  climes, 

For  wisdom  famed  among  mankind, 
Withdraw  your  thinly-scattered  rays, 
Before  the  broad  o'erpowering  blaze 

Of  the  supreme  eternal  mind. 

I  Mercy's  great  year,  in  heaven  enrolled, 
By  seers  succeeding  seers  foretold, 

Was  now  with  solemn  pomp  unsealed  ; 
Light  of  the  world,  Messiah  came, 
In  his  almighty  Father's  name, 

And  immortality  revealed. 

I  Filled  with  his  Father's  strength  he  taught ; 
The  dumb  in  rapture  speak  their  thought, 

The  lame  leap  like  the  bounding  roe  : 
The  rayless  eyeballs  drink  the  light, 
Death  yields  his  spoils  to  Jesus'  might, 

And  demons  shrink  to  shades  below. 

•  O  works  of  power,  O  works  of  love, 
Which  Christ's  divine  commission  prove, 

And  every  rising  doubt  control ! 
Pledge  of  the  power,  and  love  more  strong. 
Which  to  the  Son  of  God  belong, 

To  heal  the  miseries  of  the  soul. 

I  Prince  of  celestial  peace !  to  thee 
Shall  bow  in  reverence  every  knee, 

From  every  mouth  thy  praises  flow ; 
All  thy  commands  are  mild  and  just ; 
Thy  promise,  faithful  to  our  trust, 

Will  pardon,  peace,  and  heaven  bestow. 
(246)  Scott. 


296.  c.  of. 

The  Baptism  of  Jesus.    Mat.  hi. 

1  See  from  on  high  a  light  divine 

On  Jesus'  head  descend ; 
And  hear  the  sacred  voice  from  heaven. 
That  bids  us  all  attend. 

2  *  This  is  my  well-beloved  Son,' 

Proclaimed  the  voice  divine  ; 
1  Hear  him,'  his  heavenly  Father  said, 
'  For  all  his  words  are  mine.' 

3  His  mission  thus  confirmed  from  heaven, 

The  great  Messiah  came, 
And  heavenly  wisdom  taught  to  man, 
In  God  his  Father's  name. 

4  The  path  of  heavenly  peace  he  showed, 

That  leads  to  bliss  on  high, 
Where  all  his  faithful  followers  here, 
Shall  live,  no  more  to  die. 

5  O  may  we  then  who  own  him  Lord^ 

And  his  loved  name  profess, 
By  all  our  words  and  actions  prove 
That  we  his  mind  possess ! 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

297.  l.  m. 

The  Love  of  Jesus  to  Mankind. 

1  'See  how  he  loved  !'  exclaimed  the  Jews. 
As  tender  tears  from  Jesus  fell ; 
My  grateful  heart  the  thought  pursues, 
And  on  the  theme  delights  to  dwell. 
(UT) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

2  See  how  he  loved,  who  travelled  on 
Teaching  the  doctrine  from  the  skies  ; 
Who  hade  disease  and  pain  be  gone, 
And  called  the  sleeping  dead  to  rise. 

3  See  how  he  loved,  who,  firm  yet  mild, 
Patient  endured  the  scoffing  tongue ; 
Though  oft  provoked,  he  ne'er  reviled, 
Nor  did  his  greatest  foe  a  wrong. 

4  See  how  he  loved,  who  never  shrank 
From  toil  or  danger,  pain  or  death  ; 
Who  all  the  cup  of  sorrow  drank, 
And  meekly  yielded  up  his  breath. 

5  See  how  he  loved,  who  died  for  man, 
Who  laboured  thus,  and  thus  endured, 
To  finish  the  all-gracious  plan, 
Which  life  and  heaven  to  man  secured. 

6  Such  love  can  we,  unmoved,  survey  ? 
O  may  our  breasts  with  ardour  glow, 
To  tread  his  steps,  his  laws  obey, 
And  thus  our  warm  affection  show  ! 

t  Exeter  Coll.  alt'tl. 

298.  l,  m. 

Penitence.     Ps.  li. 

1  Show  mercy,  Lord  !  O  Lord,  forgive ! 
Let  a  repenting  sinner  live  : 

Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  ? 
May  not  the  contrite  trust  in  thee  ? 

2  With  shame  my  numerous  sins  I  trace, 
Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace ; 

And  though  my  prayer  thou  should'st  not  hear, 
My  doom  is  just,  and  thou  art  clear. 

cm} 


OF  DISCOURSES, 

3  Yet  save  a  penitent,  O  Lord  ! 

Whose  hope,  still  hovering  round  thy  word. 
Seeks  for  some  precious  promise  thefe, 
Some  sure  support  against  despair. 

4  A  broken  heart,  my  God !  my  King ! 
Is  all  the  offering  I  can  bring ; 

The  God  of  grace  will  ne'er  despise 
A  broken  heart  for  sacrifice. 

5  O  wash  my  soul  from  every  stain, 
Nor  let  the  guilt  I  mourn  remain : 
Give  me  to  hear  thy  pardoning  voice. 
And  bid  my  bleeding  heart  rejoice ! 

G  Then  shall  thy  love  inspire  my  tongue  ; 
Salvation  shall  be  all  my  song  ; 
And  every  power  shall  join  to  bless 
The  Lord,  my  strength  and  righteousness. 

Watts. 

299.  c.  m. 

Value  of  the  Knowledge  of  God.     Ho3.  vi  3. 

1  Shine  forth,  eternal  Source  of  light ! 

Make  thy  perfections  known : 
Fill  our  enlarged,  adoring  sight. 
With  glories  all  thine  own. 

2  Vain  are  the  charms,  and  faint  the  rays 

The  brightest  creatures  boast ; 
And  all  their  grandeur  and  their  praise. 
Are  in  thy  presence  lost. 

3  To  know  the  Author  of  our  frame, 

Is  our  sublimest  skill : 
True  wisdom  is  to  learn  his  name. 
True  life,  to  do  his  will. 

'249) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

4  For  this  may  we  unceasing  pray ; 
This  all  our  powers  pursue, 
Till  visions  of  eternal  day 
Fix  and  complete  the  view. 

Doddridge. 

300.  c.  m. 

The  Blessing  of  God  implored  on  the  Labours  of  Life.   Ps.  xc.  17. 

1  Shine  on  our  souls,  Eternal  God ! 

With  rays  of  mercy  shine ! 
O  let  thy  favour  crown  our  days, 
And  their  whole  course  be  thine ! 

2  Did  we  not  raise  our  hands  to  thee, 

Our  hands  might  toil  in  vain  : 
Small  joy  success  itself  could  give, 
If  thou  thy  love  restrain. 

3  With  thee  let  every  week  begin, 

With  thee  each  day  be  spent, 
For  thee  each  fleeting  hour  improved, 
Since  each  by  thee  is  lent. 

4  Thus  cheer  us  midst  the  toils  of  life, 

Till  all  our  labours  cease ; 
And  fill  us,  in  the  realms  above, 
With  everlasting  peace. 

Doddridge. 

301.  c.  m. 

Christ's  first  and  last  Coming.     Ps.  xcvi. 

1  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands ! 
Ye  tribes  of  every  tongue ! 
His  new-discovered  grace  demands 
A  new  and  nobler  song. 

C250) 


Of  DISCOURSES 

2  Say  to  the  nations,  Jesus  came 

A  sinful  world  to  save ; 
From  guilt  and  error  to  reclaim. 
And  rescue  from  the  grave. 

3  The  joyous  earth,  the  bending  skies. 

His  glorious  train  display ; 
Ye  mountains  !  sink  ;  ye  valleys  !  rise 
Prepare  the  Saviour's  way. 

4  Behold !  he  comes ;  he  comes  to  bless 

The  nations  from  their  God ; 
To  show  the  world  his  righteousness, 
And  spread  his  truth  abroad. 

5  Again  he  comes,  with  powerful  voice. 

To  wake  the  numerous  dead, 
And  call  his  followers  to  rejoice 
With  their  exalted  Head. 

6  When  he  who  is  our  life  draws  near, 

And  all,  his  glory  view, 
His  faithful  servants  shall  appear 
With  him  in  glory  too. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

302.  c.  3i. 

The  Highway  to  Zion.    Isa.  xxxv.  8 — 10. 

1  Sing,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord  ! 

Your  great  Deliverer  sing  ;. 
Pilgrims,  for  Zion's  city  bound. 
Be  joyful  in  your  King! 

2  See  the  fair  way  his  hand  hath  raised. 

How  holy,  and  how  plain  ! 
The  simplest  traveller  shall  not  err. 
Nor  seek  the  track  in  vain  : 

(251) 


PARTICULAR.  SUBJECTS 

3  No  ravening  lion  shall  destroy, 

Nor  lurking  serpent  wound ; 
But  pleasure,  safety,  peace  and  praise, 
Through  all  the  path  are  found. 

4  A  hand  divine  shall  lead  you  on 

Along  the  blissful  road, 
Till  on  the  sacred  mount  you  see 
The  glory  of  your  God. 

5  There,  garlands  of  immortal  joy 

Shall  bloom  on  every  head ; 
While  sorrow,  sighing,  and  distress, 
Like  shadows  all  are  fled. 

ti  March  on  in  your  Redeemer's  strength ; 
Pursue  his  footsteps  still ; 
And  let  the  prospect  cheer  your  eye. 
While  labouring  up  the  hill. 

Doddridge. 

303.  c.  m. 

The  Wisdom  of  God  in  his  Works.    Ps.  cxi. 

1  Songs  of  immortal  praise  belong 

To  thee,  Almighty  God ! 
Be  thine  my  heart,  my  life,  my  tongue, 
To  spread  thy  praise  abroad. 

2  How  great  the  works  thy  hand  has  wrought. 

How  glorious  in  our  sight ! 
And  men,  in  every  age,  have  sought 
Thy  wonders  with  delight. 

3  How  mo9t  exact  is  nature's  frame ! 

How  wise  the  eternal  mind  ! 
Thy  counsels  never  change  the  scheme 
Which  thv  first  thoughts  designed. 

(252) 


OF  DISCOUB.SK3- 

1  Nature,  and  time,  and  eartli,  and  skies. 
Thy  heavenly  skill  proclaim  ; 
What  shall  we  do  to  make  us  v 
But  learn  to  read  thy  name  ? 

5  To  fear  thy  powei\  to  trust  thy  grace. 
Is  our  divinest  skill ; 
And  he's  the  wisest  of  our  race, 
Who  best  obeys  thy  will. 

Watts. 

304.  c.  m. 

The  Last  Day. 

1  '  Stand  still,  refulgent  orb  of  day  V 

The  Jewish  victor  cries : 
So  shall  at  last  an  angel  say, 
And  rend  it  from  the  skies. 

2  A  flame  intenser  than  the  sun 

Shall  melt  his  golden  urn ; 
Time's  empty  glass  no  more  shall  run. 
Nor  human  years  return. 

3  Then,  with  immortal  splendour  bright. 

That  glorious  orb  shall  rise, 
Which  through  eternity  shall  light 
The  new-created  skies. 

4  On  the  bright  ranks  of  happy  souls, 

Those  blissful  beams  shall  shine  : 
While  the  loud  song  of  triumph  rolls. 
In  harmony  divine. 

5  O  let  not  sordid  base  desire, 

The  soul's  dark  rayless  night, 
Unfit  us  for  heaven's  sacred  choir. 

Or  God's  eternal  light ! 
:253")  X  ■-  Batclier. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

305.  u  m. 

The  Christian  Warfare. 

i   Stand  up,  my  soul !  shake  off  thy  tears. 
And  gird  the  gospel-armour  on  ; 
March  to  the  gates  of  endless  joy, 
Where  thy  great  Leader,  Christ,  has  gone. 

2  Sin  and  the  world  resist  thy  course  ; 

But  these,  my  soul !  are  vanquished  foes  : 
For  Jesus  nailed  them  to  the  cross, 
And  sang  the  triumph  when  he  rose. 

3  Then  let  my  soul  march  boldly  on, 
Press  forward  to  the  heavenly  gate  ; 
There  peace  and  joy  eternal  reign, 
And  glittering  robes  for  conquerors  wait. 

4  There  shall  I  wear  a  victor's  crown, 
And  triumph  in  the  Almighty's  grace, 
There  all  the  just,  in  chorus  joined, 
Unite  to  celebrate  his  praise. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

306.  l.  m. 

Devout  Aspirations. 

1   Supreme  and  universal  Light ! 
Fountain  of  reason !  Judge  of  right ! 
Parent  of  good !  whose  blessings  flow 
On  all  above,  and  all  below  : — 

l  Without  whose  kind,  directing  ray, 
In  everlasting  night  we  stray, 
From  passion  still  to  passion  tossed, 
And  in  a  maze  of  error  lost: — 


DISC0URS1 

o  Assist  us.  Lord!  to  act,  to  be 
What  thy  all-holy  laws  din.  , 
Worthy  that  intellectual  flame. 
Which  from  thy  breathing  spirit  came. 

4  May  our  expanded  souls  disclaim 
The  narrow  view,  the  selfish  aim ; 
And  with  a  Christian  zeal  embrace 
Whate'er  is  friendly  to  our  race. 

o  O  Father !  grace  and  virtue  grant ; 
No  more  we  wish,  no  more  we  want : 
To  know,  to  serve  thee,  and  to  love, 
Is  peace  below,  is  bliss  above. 

Rev.  Henry  Moore. 

307.  c.  m. 

Our  Strength  is  in  the  Lord.     Isa.  xl.  27. 

2   Supreme  in  wisdom  as  in  power 
The  Rock  of  ages  stands. 
Though  him  thou  canst  not  see,  nor  trace 
The  workings  of  his  hands. 

2  He  gives  the  conquest  to  the  weak. 

Supports  the  fainting  heart ; 
And  courage  in  the  evil  hour 
His  heavenly  aids  impart. 

3  Mere  human  powers  shall  fast  decay. 

And  youthful  vigour  cease  ; 
But  those  who  wait  upon  the  Lord 
In  strength  shall  still  increase. 

4  They,  with  unwearied  feet,  shall  tread 

The  path  of  life  divine  ; 
With  growing  ardour  onward  move. 

With  growing  brightness  shine. 
C«55) 


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5  On  eagles'  wings  they  mount,  they  soar, — 
The  wings  of  faith  and  love ; 
Till,  past  the  cloudy  regions  here, 
They  rise  to  heaven  above. 

Scotch  Paraphrases. 

308.  s.  m. 

Peace  to  the  returning  Penitent. 

1  Sweet  is  the  friendly  voice 
Which  speaks  of  life  and  peace ; 

Which  bids  the  penitent  rejoice, 
And  sin  and  sorrow  cease. 

2  No  balm  on  earth  like  this 
Can  cheer  the  contrite  heart ; 

No  flattering  dreams  of  earthly  bliss 
Such  pure  delight  impart. 

3  Still  merciful  and  kind, 
Thy  mercy,  Lord !  reveal : 

The  broken  heart  thy  love  can  bind, 
The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

4  Thy  presence  shall  restore 
Peace  to  my  anxious  breast : 

Lord  !  let  my  steps  be  drawn  no  more 
From  paths  which  thou  hast  blessed. 

Jervis,  alt'd. 

309.  c.  m. 

Mutual  Love.     Ps.  cxxxiii. 

1  Sweet  is  the  love  that  mutual  glows 
Within  each  brother's  breast, 
And  binds  in  gentlest  bonds  each  heart, 
All  blessing  and  all  blessed  : 


-    0UR98S 

feet,  as  the  odorous  balsam  poured 

On  Aaron's  sacred  head, 
Which  o'er  his  beard,  and  down  hi- 
A  breathing  fragrance  shed  ; 

0  Like  morning  dews,  on  Sion's  mount 

That  spread  their  silver  rays  ; 
And  deck  with  gems  the  verdant  pomp, 
Which  Hermon's  top  displays. 

4  To  such,  the  Lord  of  life  and  love 
His  blessing  shall  extend  ; 
On  earth  a  life  of  joy  and  peace, 
And  life  that  ne'er  shall  end. 

Dr.  Gregory. 

310.  L.  M. 

Desire  of  Wisdom  and  Obedience. 

1  Teach  me,  O  teach  me,  Lord !  thy  way  -. 
That  to  my  life's  remotest  day, 

By  thine  unerring  precepts  led, 

My  feet  thy  heavenly  paths  may  tread. 

2  Informed  by  thee,  with  sacred  awe 
My  heart  shall  meditate  thy  law ; 
And,  with  celestial  wisdom  filled. 
To  thee  a  pure  obedience  yield. 

3  Give  me  to  know  thy  will  aright— 
Thy  will,  my  glory  and  delight ; 
That,  raised  above  the  world,  my  mind 
In  thee  its  highest  good  may  rind. 

4  O  turn  from  vanity  mine  eye  ! 

To  me  thy  quickening  strength  supply : 

And  with  thy  promised  mercy  cheer 

A  heart  devoted  to  thy  fear. 

Merricl 
(257  X  2 


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311.  H.  M. 

Thanks  be  to  God,  who  giveth  us  the  Victory.'    1  Cor,  xv.  57. 

1  Thanks  be  to  God  the  Lord, 
The  victory  is  ours  ; 

And  hell  is  overcome 
By  Christ's  triumphant  powers ! 
The  monster  sin  In  chains  is  bound, 

And  death  has  felt  His  mortal  wound. 

2  Oppressed  with  guilt  and  wo, 
In  darkness  long  we  lay, 

Till  Christ  on  earth  appeared ; 

Then  all  was  boundless  day : 
With  terror  struck,  The  host  of  night 

Fled  in  despair,  To  shun  the  light. 

3  Now  o'er  the  vanquished  tomb 
Behold  his  trophy  blaze, — 
The  banner  of  the  cross, 
That  pours  its  streaming  rays, 

To  mark  the  path  Where  Jesus  trod , 

And  upward  guide  Our  steps  to  God. 

4  Give  thanks  to  God  the  Lord, 
The  victory  is  won ; 

And  up  the  path  to  heaven 

Our  march  is  now  begun : 
The  hymn  of  joy  Exulting  raise, 

And  shout  aloud  The  Saviour's  praise. 

t  Drummond. 

312.  c.  m. 

The  Vanity  of  Human  Life.     Ps.  xxxix.  4 — 7. 
1  Teach  me  the  measure  of  my  days, 
Thou  Maker  of  my  frame  ! 
I  would  survey  life's  narrow  space, 
And  learn  how  frail  I  am. 

(258) 


OF  DISCOURSES 

2  A  span  is  all  that  we  can  boast, — 

A  fleeting  hour  of  time  : 
Man  is  but  vanity  and  dust, 
In  all  his  flower  and  prime. 

3  See  the  vain  race  of  mortals  move, 

Like  shadows  o'er  the  plain  ; 
They  rage  and  strive,  desire  and  love, 
But  all  their  noise  is  vain. 

4  Some  walk  in  honour's  gaudy  show ; 

Some  dig  for  golden  ore  : 
They  toil  for  heirs,  they  know  not  who, 
And  straight  are  seen  no  more. 

5  What  should  I  wish  or  wait  for,  then, 

From  creatures — earth  and  dust  ? 
They  make  our  expectations  vain, 
And  disappoint  our  trust. 

6  Now  I  resign  my  earthly  hope, 

My  fond  desires  recall  ; 
I  give  my  mortal  interest  up, 
And  make  my  God  my  all. 


Watts. 


313.  l 


M, 


Time  flying,  and  Death  approaching. 

That  awful  hour  will  soon  appear, 
Swift  on  the  wings  of  time  it  flies, 
When  all  that  pains  or  pleases  here. 
Will  vanish  from  my  closing  eyes. 

!  Think,  O  my  soul !  how  much  depends 
On  the  short  period  of  to-day: 
Shall  time,  which  Heaven  in  mercy  lends. 
Be  negligent] v  thrown  away? 


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Thy  remnant  minutes  strive  to  use  : 

Awake !  rouse  every  active  power ! 

And  not  in  dreams  and  trifles  lose 

This  little,  this  important  hour ! 

Lord  of  my  life  !  inspire  my  heart 

With  heavenly  ardour,  grace  divine ; 

Nor  let  thy  presence  e'er  depart, 

For  strength,  and  life,  and  death  are  thine. 

O  teach  me  the  celestial  skill, 

Each  awful  warning  to  improve ! 

And  while  my  days  are  shortening  still, 

Prepare  me  for  the  joys  above ! 

Mrs.  Steele. 

314.   L.   P.   M. 

The  Blessings  of  the  good  Man.     Ps.  cxii. 

That  man  is  blessed,  who  stands  in  awe 
Of  God,  and  loves  his  sacred  law ; 

He  gains  on  earth  a  fair  renown : 
While  sinners  with  their  hopes  decay, 
Ite  shall  enjoy  an  endless  day, 

A  heavenly,  an  immortal  crown. 

His  hands,  while  they  his  alms  bestow, 
His  glory's  future  harvest  sow : 

The  sweet  remembrance  of  the  just, 
Like  a  green  root,  revives  and  bears 
A  train  of  blessings  for  his  heirs, 

When  dying  nature  sleeps  in  dust. 
Beset  with  threatening  dangers  round, 
Unmoved  shall  he  maintain  his  ground ; 

His  conscience  bears  his  courage  up : 
The  soul  that's  filled  with  virtue's  light, 
Shines  brightest  in  affliction's  night, 

And  sees  in  darkness  beams  of  hope. 

Tate,  alt'd. 
'260) 


DIS(  0UR8SS. 

315.  c.  m. 

The  Way  of  the  Righteous  and  of  the  Wicked.     Ps.  i. 

1  That  man,  in  life  wherever  placed, 

Has  happiness  in  store, 
Who  walks  not  in  the  wicked's  way, 
Nor  learns  their  guilty  lore  : 

2  Nor  from  the  seat  of  scornful  pride 

Casts  forth  his  eyes  abroad, 
But  with  humility  and  awe 
Still  walks  before  his  God. 

3  That  man  shall  nourish  like  the  trees 

Which  by  the  streamlet  grow, 
Whose  fruitful  top  is  spread  on  high, 
And  firm,  the  root  below. 

4  But  he  whose  blossom  buds  in  guilt 

Shall  to  the  ground  be  cast, 
And,  like  the  rootless  stubble,  tossed 
Before  the  sweeping  blast. 

5  For  God,  that  God  the  good  adore, 

Will  give  +hem  peace  and  joy ; 
But  all  the  hopes  of  wicked  men, 
Will  utterly  destroy. 

t  Burns,  alt'd. 

316.  c.  m. 

Prospect  of  the  universal  Spread  of  Spiritual  Blessings. 

1   The  common  Parent,  Lord  of  all, 
Who  sits  enthroned  above, 
With  perfect  wisdom  rules  the  world, 
And  with  impartial  love. 


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2  Soon  may  his  name,  from  shore  to  shore, 

Sound  all  the  earth  abroad ; 
And  distant  nations  know  and  love 
Their  Saviour,  and  their  God ! 

3  The  day  will  come,  the  happy  day, — 

Such  his  eternal  will, 
When  light,  and  truth,  and  grace  divine, 
The  spacious  earth  shall  fill. 

4  God  will  diffuse  the  blessings  round, 

So  richly  scattered  here  ; 
Till  the  creation's  utmost  bound, 
Shall  see,  adore,  and  fear. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

317.  L.  M. 

The  weeping  Seed-Time,  and  joyful  Harvest.     Ps.  cxxvi.  5,  6. 

1  The  darkened  sky — how  thick  it  lowers ! 
Troubled  with  storms,  and  big  with  showers  f 
No  cheerful  gleam  of  light  appears, 

But  nature  pours  forth  all  her  tears. 

2  Yet  let  the  sons  of  grace  revive ; 
God  bids  the  soul  that  seeks  him,  live ; 
And  from  the  gloomiest  shade  of  night. 
Calls  forth  a  morning  of  delight. 

3  The  seeds  of  ecstacy  unknown, 
Are  in  these  watered  furrows  sown : 

See  the  green  blades  !  how  thick  they  rise, 
And  with  fresh  verdure  bless  our  eyes ! 

4  In  secret  foldings  they  contain 
Unnumbered  ears  of  golden  grain  ; 
And  heaven  shall  pour  its  beams  around, 
Till  the  ripe  harvest  load  the  ground. 


uF  DISCOURSi 

Then  shall  the  trembling  mourner  come, 
And  find  his  sheaves,  and  bear  them  home  ; 
The  voice,  long  broke  with  sighs,  shall  sing. 
Till  heaven  with  hallelujahs  ring. 

Doddridge 

318.    L.    M. 

The  universal  Providence  of  God. 

1  The  earth,  and  all  the  heavenly  frame, 
Their  great  Creator's  love  proclaim ; 
He  gives  the  sun  his  genial  power, 
And  sends  the  soft  refreshing  shower. 

2  The  ground  with  plenty  blooms  again. 
And  yields  her  various  fruits  to  men  ; 
To  men,  who  from  thy  bounteous  hand 
Receive  the  gifts  of  every  land. 

3  Nor  to  the  human  race  alone 

Is  thy  paternal  goodness  shown : 
The  tribes  of  earth,  and  sea,  and  air, 
Enjoy  thy  universal  care. 

4  Not  ev'n  a  sparrow  yields  its  breath, 
Till  God  permits  the  stroke  of  death : 
He  hears  the  ravens  when  they  call, — 
The  Father  and  the  Friend  of  all ! 

Gibbons. 

319.  c.  m. 

Approaching  Death  and  Judgment.     Heb.  x.  24,  25. 

1  The  day  approaches,  O  my  soul ! 
The  great  decisive  day. 
Which,  frcm  the  verge  of  mortal  life, 

Shall  beir  thee  far  away. 
(2630 


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2  Another  day  more  awful  dawns  5 

And  lo !  the  Judge  appears  ; 
All  nations  stand  before  his  bar, 
With  mingled  hopes  and  fears. 

3  Yet  does  one  short  preparing  hour, 

One  precious  hour  remain  ; 
Rouse  then,  my  soul !  with  all  thy  power, 
Nor  let  it  pass  in  vain. 


o 


Doddridge. 


320.  c.  m. 


The  Instability  of  worldly  Enjoyments.    Eccles.  L  2. 
1  The  evils  that  beset  our  path, 

Who  can  prevent  or  cure  ? 
We  stand  upon  the  brink  of  death, 

When  most  we  seem  secure. 

If  we  to-day  sweet  peace  possess, 

It  soon  may  be  withdrawn  ; 
Some  change  may  plunge  us  in  distress, 

Before  to-morrow's  dawn. 

Disease  and  pain  invade  our  health, 

And  find  an  easy  prey  ; 
And  oft,  when  least  expected,  wealth 

Takes  wings  and  flies  away. 

The  gourds  from  which  we  look  for  fruit, 

Produce  us  often  pain  ; 
A  worm  unseen  attacks  the  root, 

And  all  our  hopes  are  vain. 

Since  sin  has  filled  the  earth  wi;h  wo, 

And  creatures  fade  and  die ; 
Lord !  wean  our  hearts  from  things  below. 

And  fix  our  hopes  on  high. 

Olney  Hymns. 
(264) 


Ub'  Uls>COURSE>. 

321.  c.  m. 

The  Vicissitudes  of  Providence. 

1  The  gifts  indulgent  heaven  bestows, 

Are  variously  conveyed ; 
The  human  mind,  like  nature,  knows 
Alternate  light  and  shade. 

2  While  changing  aspects  all  things  wear, 

Can  we  expect  to  find 
Unclouded  sunshine  all  the  year, 
Or  constant  peace  of  mind  ? 

3  More  gaily  smiles  the  blooming  spring, 

When  wintry  storms  are  o'er  ; 
Retreating  sorrow  thus  may  bring 
Delights  unknown  before. 

4  Then  let  us  send  our  fears  away, 

Nor  sink  in  gloomy  care  ; 
Though  clouds  o'erspread  the  scene  to-day, 
To-morrow  may  be  fair. 

Mrs.  Steele. 

322.  p.  m. 

'  The  Lord  our  God  is  one  Lord.'    Mark  xii.  29. 

1  The  God  who  reigns  alone 

O'er  earth,  and  sea,  and  sky. 
Let  man  with  praises  own, 
And  sound  his  honours  high. 

2  Him  all  in  heaven  above, 

Him  all  on  earth  below, 
The  exhaustless  source  of  love, 
The  great  Creator  know. 


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3  He  formed  the  living  frame, 

He  gave  the  reasoning  mind ; — 
Then  only  he  may  claim 
The  worship  of  mankind. 

4  So  taught  his  only  Son, 

Blessed  messenger  of  grace ! 
The  Eternal  is  but  one, 
No  second  holds  his  place. 

t  Drummond. 

323.  l.  m. 

The  final  Judgment.    Dan.  xii.  1,  2. 

1  The  heart  dejected  sighs  to  know 
Why  vice  triumphant  reigns  below  ; 
Why  saints  have  fallen  in  every  age 
The  victims  of  tyrannic  rage. 

Fast  roll  successive  years  away, 
Fast  hastens  the  important  day, 
When,  to  the  astonished  world's  surprise, 
God's  high  tribunal  shall  arise. 

3  Hark  !  'tis  the  trumpet's  piercing  sound, 
The  rising  dead  assemble  round ; 

In  long  procession  see  they  come, 
Each  to  receive  his  final  doom. 

4  Lo !  there,  a  vile,  degenerate  race  ; 
Pale  terror  sits  on  every  face  : 
Here,  on  the  right,  a  joyful  band, 
The  sons  of  suffering  virtue  stand. 

b  The  sentence  passed,  lo !  these  arise 
To  bliss  and  glory  in  the  skies  : 
While  those,  who  once  stood  high  in  fame, 
Sink  to  contempt  and  endless  shame. 

v 


O 


DlSCOUItSI  > 

6  Thus  shall  God's  providence  appear. 
Without  a  shade,  divinely  fair ; 
And  blushing  doubt  with  joy  confess. 
The  Lord's  a  God  of  righteousness. 

Ncedham. 

324.  cm. 

Trust  in  God  in  Prosperity  and  Adversity. 

1  The  Lord — how  tender  is  his  love ! 

His  justice,  how  august ! 
Hence,  all  her  fears  my  soul  derives, 
There,  anchors  all  her  trust. 

2  He  showers  the  manna  from  above. 

To  feed  the  barren  waste  ; 
Or  points  with  death  the  fiery  hail, 
And  famine  waits  the  blast. 

3  He  bids  distress  forget  to  groan ; 

The  sick,  from  anguish  cease ; 
In  dungeons,  spreads  his  healing  wing. 
And  softly  whispers  peace. 

4  His  power  directs  the  rushing  wind, 

Or  tips  the  bolt  with  flame  ; 
His  goodness  breathes  in  every  breeze, 
And  warms  in  every  beam. 

5  For  me,  O  Lord  !  whatever  lot 

The  hours  commissioned  bring, — 
Do  all  my  withering  blessings  die, 
Or  fairer  clusters  spring ; — 

6  O  grant,  that  still,  with  grateful  heart, 

lily  years  resigned  may  run ! 
5Tis  thine  to  give,  or  to  resume, 
And  may  thy  will  be  done  ! 

C261*)  Darwin, 


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325.  c.  m. 

God's  tender  Care  of  his  People.     Ps.  xxiii. 

1  The  Lord  himself,  the  mighty  Lord, 

Vouchsafes  to  be  my  guide ; 
The  Shepherd  by  whose  constant  care 
My  wants  are  all  supplied. 

2  In  tender  grass  he  makes  me  feed, 

And  gently  there  repose  ; 
Then  leads  me  in  cool  shades,  and  where 
Refreshing  water  flows. 

3  He  does  my  wandering  feet  reclaim, 

And  to  his  endless  praise, 
Instruct  with  humble  zeal  to  walk 
In  his  most  righteous  ways. 

4  I  pass  the  gloomy  vale  of  death, 

From  fear  and  danger  free  ; 
For  there  his  aiding  rod  and  staff 
Defend  and  comfort  me. 

5  Since  God  doth  thus  his  wondrous  love 

Through  all  my  life  extend, 
That  life  to  him  I  will  devote, 
And  in  his  service  spend. 

Tate. 

326.   61.     L.   M. 

God  our  Shepherd.    Ps.  xxiii. 

1   The  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare, 
And  feed  me  with  a  shepherd's  care : 
His  presence  shall  my  wants  supply, 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  eye  : 
My  noon-day  walks  he  shall  attend, 
And  all  my  midnight  hours  defend. 


OF  DISC0URS1 

2  When  in  the  sultry  glebe  I  f'aini. 
Or  on  the  thirsty  mountain  pant ; 
To  fertile  vales  and  dewy  meads. 
My  weary  wandering  steps  he  leads  ; 
Where  peaceful  rivers,  soft  and  slow, 
Amid  the  verdant  landscape  flow. 

3  Though  in  a  bare  and  rugged  way, 
Through  devious,  lonely  wilds  I  stray, 
Thy  bounty  shall  my  pains  beguile  : 
The  barren  wilderness  shall  smile, 

With  sudden  greens  and  herbage  crowned. 
And  streams  shall  murmur  all  around. 

4  Though  in  the  paths  of  death  I  tread, 
With  gloomy  horrors  overspread, 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  fear  no  ill, 
For  thou,  O  Lord  !  art  with  me  still ; 
Thy  friendly  crook  shall  give  me  aid, 
And  guide  me  through  the  dreadful  shade. 

Addison, 

327.  c.  m. 

God's  Power  seen  in  the  Elements. 

1  The  Lord  our  God  is  full  of  might, 

The  winds  obey  his  will ; 
He  speaks,  and  in  his  heavenly  height 
The  rolling  sun  stands  still. 

2  Rebel,  ye  waves  !  and  o'er  the  land 

With  threatening  aspect  roar ; 
The  Lord  uplifts  his  awful  hand 
And  chains  you  to  the  shore. 

3  Howl,  winds  of  night !  your  force  combine ; 

Without  his  high  behest, 
Ye  shall  not  in  the  mountain  pine 

Disturb  the  sparrow's  nest. 
m$\  Y  2 


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4  His  voice  sublime  is  heard  afar. 

In  distant  peals  it  dies  ; 
He  yokes  the  whirlwinds  to  his  car. 
And  sweeps  the  howling  skies. 

5  Ye  nations !  bend,  in  reverence  bend  ; 

Ye  monarchs  !  wait  his  nod, 
And  bid  the  choral  song  ascend 
To  celebrate  the  God ! 

t  Henry  Kirke  White. 

328.  l.  m. 

The  Frailty  of  Human  Life. 

1  The  morning  flowers  display  their  sweets, 
And  gay  their  silken  leaves  unfold, 

As  careless  of  the  noon-day  heats, 
As  fearless  of  the  evening  cold. 

2  Nipp'd  by  the  wind's  unkindly  blast, 
Parch'd  by  the  sun's  directer  ray, 
The  momentary  glories  waste, 

The  short-lived  beauties  die  away. 

3  So  blooms  the  human  face  divine, 
When  youth  its  pride  and  beauty  shows  , 
Fairer  than  spring  the  colours  shine, 
And  sweeter  than  the  opening  rose. 

4  Or  worn  by  slowly  rolling  years, 
Or  broke  by  sickness  in  a  day, 
The  fading  glory  disappears, 

The  short-lived  beauties  die  away. 

5  Yet  these,  new  rising  from  the  tomb, 
With  lustre  brighter  far  shall  shine, 
Revive  with  ever-during  bloom, 
Safe  from  diseases  and  decline. 

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OB  DISCOURSES 

G  Though  sickness  blast,  and  death  devour. 
Yet  heaven  will  recompense  our  pains  : 
The  grass  may  fade,  and  droop  the  flowei -. 
But  firm  the  word  of  God  remains. 

Charles  Wesley. 

329.  c.  m. 

The  Word  of  God  the  best  Guide  of  Youth. 

1  The  morn  of  life,  how  fair  and  gay ! 

How  cheering  and  how  new  ! 
What  hopes  illume  each  opening  day,  * 
And  brighten  every  view ! 

2  Youth's  ardent  mind,  with  joy  elate. 

Elastic  and  sincere, 
Suspects  no  ills  that  may  await, 
Nor  yields  a  thought  to  fear. 

3  But  slippery  is  the  path  they  tread, 

In  pleasure's  dangerous  way  ; 
A  thousand  snares  around  them  spread. 
And  oft  their  feet  betray. 

4  How  shall  they,  then,  their  course  pursue 

Through  life's  uncertain  road  ? 
What  friendly  hand  will  point  their  view 
To  duty  and  to  God  ? 

5  In  God's  own  word  the  way  is  sure, 

And  clear  to  every  eye  ; 
It  leads  us  in  a  path  secure 
To  brighter  worlds  on  high. 

6  O  be  this  word  our  constant  guide, 

Our  steadfast  hope  and  trust ! 
This  ne'er  can  fail,  though  all  beside 
Shall  mingle  with  the  dust. 

+  Exeter  Coll. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

330.       8,    8,    6     M. 

The  universal  Providence  of  God. 

1  The  mighty  God  who  rolls  the  spheres, 
And  storm,  and  fire,  and  hail  prepares, 

And  guides  this  vast  machine, — 
His  powerful  hand  our  life  sustains, 
And  scatters  all  those  joys  and  pains, 

That  fill  this  chequered  scene. 

2  His  piercing  eye  at  once  surveys, 
Where  thousand  suns  and  systems  blaze, 

And  where  the  sparrow  falls  : 
While  seraphs  tune  their  harps  on  high, 
His  ear  attends  the  softest  cry, 

When  human  misery  calls. 

3  Eternal  God !  who  shall  not  fear, 
And  trust,  and  love,  with  soul  sincere. 

Thine  awful  glorious  name  ! 
While  man,  thy  creature,  swift  decays, 
Time  has  no  measure  for  thy  days  ; — 

Thou  ever  art  the  same. 

t  John  Taylor. 

331.  L.  M. 

Improvement  of  the  Shortness  of  Life. 

1  The  short-lived  day  declines  in  haste ; 
The  night  of  death  approaches  fast ; 
With  rapid  speed  the  moments  run, 
In  which  the  work  of  life  is  done. 

2  With  willing  hearts,  and  active  hands, 
Lord !  may  we  practise  thy  commands, 
Improve  the  moments  as  they  fly, 
And  live  as  we  would  wish  to  die. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 


332.  s.  m. 

A  timely  Improvement  of  Life.     Jer.  xiii.  16.  k.  Jame3  ir.  13. 

1  The  swift-declining  day — 
How  fast  its  moments  fly ! 

While  evening's  broad  and  gloomy  shade 
Gains  on  the  western  sky. 

2  Ye  mortals !  mark  its  pace  ; 
Improve  the  hours  of  light ; 

And  know,  your  Maker  can  command 
An  instantaneous  night. 

3  His  word  blots  out  the  sun 
In  its  meridian  blaze  ; 

And  cuts  from  smiling  vigorous  youth 
The  remnant  of  its  days. 

4  On  the  dark  mountain's  brow 
Your  feet  shall  quickly  slide, 

And  from  its  airy  summit  dash 
Your  momentary  pride. 

5  Give  glory  to  the  Lord, 
Who  rules  the  rolling  sphere : 

Submissive  at  his  footstool  bow. 
And  seek  salvation  there. 

6  Then  shall  new  lustre  break, 
Through  horror's  darkest  gloom, 

And  lead  you  to  unchanging  light 
In  a  celestial  home. 

Doddridge 

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PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

333.  c.  m. 

The  Account  to  be  required  for  our  Talents. 

1  The  time  draws  near,  when  thou,  my  soul 
Thy  last  account  must  give  ; 
When  thy  whole  life  shall  be  surveyed 
By  him  who  bade  thee  live. 


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How  many  talents,  O  my  God ! 

Hast  thou  bestowed  on  me ! 
But  yet  how  few  can  there  be  found 

Devoted,  Lord  !  to  thee  ! 

3  My  health,  my  time,  my  worldly  store. 

And  thy  more  precious  word, 
Thy  talents  are,  for  which  I  must 
Account  to  thee,  my  Lord  ! 

4  Much  of  my  time,  alas !  I've  lost, 

And  much  have  I  mispent ; 
How  careless  of  my  grand  concern ! 
On  trifles  how  intent ! 

5  O  may  the  slothful  servant's  doom, 

My  holy  care  excite ; 
Each  talent  may  I  well  improve, 
And  in  thy  work  delight ! 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

334.  s.  m. 

Light  and  Deliverance. 

1       The  traveller,  lost  in  night, 
Breathes  many  a  longing  sigh, 
And  marks  the  welcome  dawn  of  light, 
With  rapture  in  his  eve. 

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OF  DISCOUBSES. 

2  Thus  sweet,  the  dawn  of  day 
Which  weary  sinners  find, 

When  mercy  with  reviving  ray 
Beams  o'er  the  fainting  mind. 

3  To  slaves  oppressed  with  chains. 
How  kind,  how  dear  the  friend, 

Whose  generous  hand  relieves  their  pains., 
And  bids  their  sorrows  end ! 

4  Thus  dear  that  Friend  divine, 
Who  rescues  captive  souls ; 

Unbinds  the  galling  chains  of  sin, 
And  all  its  power  controls. 

5  My  God !  to  gospel  light 
My  dawn  of  hope  I  owe ; 

Once,  wandering  in  the  shades  of  night, 
And  sunk  in  hopeless  wo. 

6  Thy  hand  redeemed  the  slave, 
And  set  the  prisoner  free  : 

Be  all  I  am,  and  all  I  have, 
Devoted,  Lord !  to  thee ! 

Mrs.  Steele-. 

335.  l.  m. 

Heaven  the  Reward  of  Virtuous  Exertions.     Dan.  xii.  2. 

1  There  is  a  glorious  world  on  high, 
Resplendent  with  eternal  day  ; 
Faith  views  the  blissful  prospect  nigh, 
WThile  God's  own  word  reveals  the  way. 

2  There  shall  the  servants  of  the  Lord 
With  never-fading  lustre  shine ; 
Surprising  honour,  vast  reward, 

Conferred  on  man  bv  love  divine ! 
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PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  How  happy  they,  how  truly  wise, 
Who  learn  and  keep  the  sacred  road  \ 
Whom  love,  with  holy  zeal,  employs, 
To  bring  the  wandering  soul  to  God  ! 

4  The  shining  firmament  shall  fade, 
And  sparkling  stars  resign  their  light ; 

But  these  shall  know  nor  change,  nor  shade, 
For  ever  fair,  for  ever  bright. 

5  On  wings  of  faith  and  strong  desire, 
O  may  our  spirits  daily  rise  ; 

And  reach  at  last  the  shining,  choir, 
In  the  bright  mansions  of  the  skies ! 

Mrs.  Steele. 

336.  c.  m. 

Prospect  of  Heaven. 

1  There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 

Where  saints  immortal  reign  ; 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2  There,  everlasting  spring  abides. 

And  never-withering  flowers ; 
Death,  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 
This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 

3  Sweet  fields,  beyond  the  swelling  flood, 

Stand  dressed  in  living  green : 

So,  to  the  Jews,  old  Canaan  stood, 

While  Jordan  rolled  between. 

4  But  timorous  mortals  start  and  shrink, 

To  cross  this  narrow  sea  ; 
And  linger  shivering  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 


OF  DISCOURSES 

5  O  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, — 

Those  gloomy  doubts  that  rise, 

And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love, 

With  clear,  unclouded  eyes  ; — 

6  Could  we  but  stand,  as  Moses  stood, 

And  view  the  prospect  o'er, 
Not  Jordan's  streams,  nor  death's  cold  flood, 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore ! 

Watte. 

337.  l.  m. 

Divine  Mercy.     Ps.  cxxx. 

1  There  is  forgiveness,  Lord !  with  thee, 
The  humble  penitent  to  cheer ; 

That  all,  who  thy  rich  mercy  see, 
May  hope  and  love,  as  well  as  fear. 

2  More  welcome  than  the  morning's  face 
To  those  who  long  for  breaking  day, 
Great  God !  is  that  abundant  grace 
Which  thy  kind  promises  display. 

3  Our  trust  is  fixed  upon  thy  word, 
Nor  shall  we  trust  thy  word  in  vain  : 
Let  contrite  souls  address  the  Lord, 
And  find  relief  from  all  their  pain. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

338.  c.  m. 

Earthly  and  Heavenly  Treasures  compared.    Luke  xii.  33, 

1   These  mortal  joys — how  soon  they  fade f 
How  swift  they  pass  away  ! 
The  dying  flower  reclines  its  head, 
The  beauty  of  a  day. 
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"PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

2  Soon  are  those  earthly  treasures  lost, 

We  fondly  call  our  own ; 
Scarce  the  possession  can  we  boast, 
When  straight  we  find  them  gone. 

3  But  there  are  joys,  which  cannot  die, 

With  God  laid  up  in  store, — 
Treasures  beyond  the  changing  sky, 
Brighter  than  golden  ore. 

4  The  seeds,  which  piety  and  love 

Have  scattered  here  below, 
In  the  fair  fertile  fields  above, 
To  ample  harvests  grow. 

Doddridge, 

339.  c.  m. 

Prospect  of  Heaven. 

1  Those  happy  realms  of  joy  and  peace, 

Fain  would  my  heart  explore, 
Where  grief  and  pain  for  ever  cease, 
And  I  shall  sin  no  more. 

2  No  darkness  there  shall  cloud  the  eyes, 

No  languor  seize  the  frame ; 
But  ever-active  vigour  rise 
To  feed  the  vital  flame. 

3  But  ah !  a  dreary  vale  between, 

Extends  its  awful  gloom  ; 
Fear  spreads,  to  hide  the  distant  scene, 
The  horrors  of  the  tomb. 

4  0  for  the  eye  of  faith  divine 

To  pierce  beyond  the  grave ! 
To  see  that  Friend,  and  call  him  mine, 
Whose  arm  is  strong  to  save ! 

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OF  DISCOURSED 

5  Here  fix,  my  soul !  for  life  is  here ; 
Light  breaks  amid  the  gloom ; 
Trust  in  thy  Father's  love,  nor  fear 
The  horrors  of  the  tomb. 

Mrs.  Steele. 

340.  cm. 

Charity  essential  to  the  Christian  Character.     1  Cor.  xiii.  1—3. 

1  Though  every  grace  my  speech  adorned 

That  flows  from  every  tongue ; 
Though  I  could  rise  to  loftier  strains 
Than  ever  angels  sung  : — 

2  Though  with  prophetic  lore  inspired, 

I  made  all  mysteries  plain ; 
Yet,  were  I  void  of  Christian  love, 
These  gifts  were  all  in  vain. 

3  Though  I  dispense  with  liberal  hand, 

My  goods  to  feed  the  poor; 
Or,  firm  to  conscience  and  to  truth, 
A  martyr's  fate  endure  : — 

4  Nay,  though  my  faith,  with  boundless  power. 

Ev'n  mountains  could  remove ; 
'Twere  all  in  vain,  should  I  be  found 
A  stranger  still  to  love. 

Scotch  Paraphrases, 

341.  c.  m. 

God  the  Preserver  of  frail  Man. 

1   Though  others,  confident  and  vain, 
Nor  death,  nor  danger  fear, 
We  would  a  lively  sense  maintain,. 
That  death  is  ever  near. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

2  Just  like  the  grass  our  bodies  stand, 

And  flourish  bright  and  gay  ; 
A  blasting  wind  sweeps  o'er  the  land, 
And  fades  the  grass  away. 

3  Our  life  contains  a  thousand  springs, 

And  droops  if  one  be  gone : 
Strange  that  a  harp  of  thousand  strings, 
Should  keep  in  tune  so  long ! 

4  'Tis  God  alone  upholds  our  frame, 

Who  reared  it  from  the  dust : 
Hosanna  to  his  mighty  name, 
In  whom  is  all  our  trust ! 

Watts. 

342.  l.  m. 

Christ  the  Image  of  the  Invisible  God. 

1  Thou,  Lord !  by  mortal  eyes  unseen, 
And  by  thine  offspring  here  unknown. 
To  manifest  thyself  to  men, 

Hast  set  thine  image  in  thy  Son. 

2  As  the  bright  sun's  meridian  blaze 
O'erwhelms  and  pains  our  feeble  sight. 
But  cheers  us  with  his  softer  rays 
When  shining  with  reflected  light ; — 

3  So,  in  thy  Son,  thy  power  divine, 
Thy  wisdom,  justice,  truth,  and  love, 
With  mild  and  pleasing  lustre  shine, 
Reflected  from  thy  throne  above. 

4  Though  Jews,  who  granted  not  his  claim. 
Contemptuous  turned  away  their  face  ; 
Yet  those,  who  trusted  in  his  name, 
Beheld  in  him  thv  truth  and  grace. 

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OF  DISCOURSE 

5  O  thou  !  at  whose  almighty  word 
Fair  light  at  first  from  darkness  shone, 
Teach  us  to  know  our  glorious  Lord, 
And  trace  the  Father  in  the  Son. 

6  While  we  thine  image  there  displayed. 
With  love  and  admiration  view, 
Form  us  in  likeness  to  our  Head, 
That  we  may  bear  thine  image  too. 

Mason. 

343.  l.  m. 

Thou  hast  been  our  Dwelling-place  in  all  Generations.5  Ps.  xc. 

1  Thou,  Lord  !  through  every  changing  scene, 
Hast  to  thy  saints  a  refuge  been ; 
Through  every  age,  eternal  God ! 

Their  pleasing  home,  their  safe  abode. 

2  In  thee  our  fathers  sought  their  rest ; 
In  thee  our  fathers  still  are  blessed ; 
And,  while  the  tomb  confines  their  dust, 
In  thee  their  souls  abide,  and  trust. 

3  Lo !  we  are  risen,  a  feeble  race, 
Awhile  to  fill  our  fathers'  place  : 
Our  helpless  state  with  pity  view, 
And  let  us  share  their  refuge  too. 

4  Through  all  the  thorny  paths  we  trace 
In  this  uncertain  wilderness, 

When  friends  desert,  and  foes  invade, 
Revive  our  heart,  and  guard  our  head. 

5  To  thee  our  infant  race  we  leave  ; 
Them  may  their  fathers'  God  receive, 
That  voices  yet  unformed  may  raise 
Succeeding  hymns  of  humble  praise ! 

Dodd! 
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PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

344.  l.  m 

God  omnipresent.     Ps.  cxxxix. 

1  Thou,  Lord !  by  strictest  search,  hast  known 
My  rising  up  and  lying  down ; 

My  secret  thoughts  are  known  to  thee, 
Known  long  before  conceived  by  me. 

2  Thine  eye  my  bed  and  path  surveys, 
My  public  haunts,  my  private  ways ; 
Thou  know'st  what  'tis  my  lips  would  vent. 
My  yet  unuttered  words'  intent. 

3  Surrounded  by  thy  power  I  stand, 
On  every  side  I  find  thy  hand  : 

O  skill  for  human  reach  too  high ! 
Too  dazzling  bright  for  mortal  eye ! 

4  Oh !  could  I  so  perfidious  be 
To  think  of  once  deserting  thee, 
Where,  Lord !  could  I  thy  influence  shun, 
Or  whither  from  thy  presence  run  ? 

5  If  up  to  heaven  I  take  my  flight, 

'Tis  there  thou  dwell'st  enthroned  in  light : 
Not  death  can  hide  what  thou  would'st  spy. 
And  hell  lies  naked  to  thine  eye. 

6  If  I  the  morning's  wings  could  gain, 
And  fly  beyond  the  western  main, 
Thy  swifter  hand  would  first  arrive, 
And  there  arrest  thy  fugitive. 

7  Or,  should  I  try  to  shun  thy  sight 
Beneath  the  sable  wings  of  night ; 
One  glance  from  thee,  one  piercing  ray, 
Would  kindle  darkness  into  day. 


OF  DISCOURSE:?. 

0  Search,  try,  O  God!  my  thought?  and  hear! 
If  mischief  lurk  iu  any  part ; 

Correct  mc  where  I  go  astray, 
And  guide  me  in  thy  perfect  way. 

Tate. 

345.  c.  m. 

Penitent  Supplication. 

1  Thou,  Lord !  in  mercy  wilt  regard 

The  upright  and  sincere  : 
Thou  wilt,  with  gracious  eye,  behold 
The  penitential  tear. 

2  Thou  canst  restrain  wild  passion's  sway. 

The  power  of  vice  control ; 
Restore  bright  reason's  ray  divine. 
To  purify  the  soul. 

3  O  God !  from  error  turn  my  feet, 

That  I  no  more  may  stray ; 
And  guide  my  steps  direct  and  safe 
In  virtue's  peaceful  way. 

4  Let  me  no  more,  with  wilful  mind, 

Thy  righteous  laws  offend  : 
Then  shall  I  know  nor  guilt  nor  fear, 
Since  thou  wilt  be  my  Friend. 

Jervis. 

346.  c.  m. 

Living  habitually  in  the  Fear  of  God.     Vrov.  xxiii.  17. 

1   Thrice  happy  men,  who,  born  from  h^nvrn. 
While  yet  they  sojourn  here, 
Each  day  of  life  with  God  begin, 
And  spend  it  in  his  fear  ! 
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PARTICULAR  SUBJEi 3TS 

2  Midst  hourly  cares,  may  we  present 

Our  offerings  to  thy  throne ; 
And,  while  the  world  our  hands  employs. 
Our  hearts  be  thine  alone. 

3  As  sanctified  to  noblest  ends, 

Be  each  refreshment  sought ; 
And,  by  each  various  providence, 
Some  wise  instruction  brought. 

4  When  to  laborious  duties  called, 

Or  by  temptations  tried ; 
We'll  seek  the  shelter  of  thy  wings, 
And  in  thy  strength  confide. 

5  As  different  scenes  of  life  arise, 

Our  grateful  hearts  would  be 
With  thee  amidst  the  social  band, 
In  solitude  with  thee. 

6  In  solid  pure  delights  like  these, 

Let  all  our  days  be  past ; 
Nor  shall  we  then  impatient  wish, 
Nor  shall  we  fear,  the  last. 

Doddridge. 

347.  c.  m. 

Encouragement  from  the  Experience  of  God's  Goodness. 

1  Through  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life, 

In  trouble  and  in  joy, 
The  praises  of  my  God  shall  still 
My  heart  and  tongue  employ. 

2  The  hosts  of  God  encamp  around 

The  dwellings  of  the  just : 
Protection  he  affords  to  all 

Who  make  his  name  their  trust. 

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OF  DISCOURSES 

3  0  make  but  trial  of  his  love  ! 

Experience  will  decide, 
How  blessed  are  they,  and  only  the  v. 
Who  in  his  truth  confide. 

4  Fear  him,  ye  saints  !  and  you  will  then 

Have  nothing  else  to  fear : 
O  make  his  service  your  delight ; 
Your  wants  shall  be  his  care ! 

Tate,  alt/d. 

348.  c.  m. 

God  immutable.     Ps.  cii. 

1  Through  endless  years  thou  art  the  same. 

O  ever-blessed  God ! 
Ages  to  come  shall  know  thy  name. 
And  spread  thy  praise  abroad. 

2  The  strong  foundations  of  the  earth 

Of  old  by  thee  were  laid ; 
By  thee  the  beauteous  arch  of  heaven 
With  matchless  skill  was  made. 

3  Soon  shall  this  goodly  frame  of  things. 

Formed  by  thy  powerful  hand. 
Be,  like  a  vesture,  laid  aside, 
And  changed  at  thy  command. 

4  But  thou,  O  God !  art  still  the  same. 

And  endless  are  thy  days  ; 
Thy  bright  perfections  ever  shine 
With  undiminished  rays. 

5  Thy  servants'  children,  still  thy  care. 

.Shall  own  their  fathers'  God, 
To  latest  time  thy  favour  share. 
And  spread  thy  praise  abroad. 

(585)  Tate.  alt*.!. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

349.  h.  m. 

Our  Portion  in  Life  appointed  by  God. 

1  Through  all  the  various  shifting  scene 
Of  life's  mistaken  ill  or  good, 

Thy  hand,  O  God !  conducts,  unseen, 
The  beautiful  vicissitude. 

2  Thou  givest  with  paternal  care, 
Howe'er  unjustly  we  complain, 
To  all,  their  necessary  share 

Of  joy  and  sorrow,  health  and  pain. 

3  All  things  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 
On  thy  eternal  will  depend ; 

And  all  for  greater  good  were  given, 
Would  man  pursue  the  appointed  end. 

4  Be  this  our  care, — to  all  beside 
Indifferent  let  our  wishes  be  ; 
Passion  be  calm,  subdued  be  pride, 
And  fixed  our  souls,  great  God !  on  thee. 

Liverpool  Old  Coll. 

350.  l.  m. 

Love  to  God  and  Man.     Matt.  xxii.  37 — 40. 

1  Thus  saith  the  first  and  great  command, — 
6  Let  all  thy  inward  powers  unite 

To  love  thy  Maker  and  thy  God 
With  utmost  vigour  and  delight. 

2  '  Then  shall  thy  neighbour,  next  in  place, 
Thy  heart's  sincere  affection  prove  ; 
And  let  thy  wishes  for  thyself 
Measure  to  him  the  debt  of  love.' 

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3  But  while  these  sacred  truths  we  own. 
How  cold  remain  our  bosoms  still ! 
Wake  our  best  passions,  God  of  love  ! 
And  mould  our  spirits  to  thy  will. 

Watts. 

351.   6  1.    L.   M. 

Divine  Mercy. 

1  'Tis  mercy  calls, — a  tribute  bring 
Of  grateful  homage  to  our  King ; 
In  strains  of  joy  proclaim  abroad. 
The  boundless  mercy  of  our  God : 
'Tis  mercy  calls, — in  chorus  raise 
To  God,  a  song  of  heartfelt  praise. 

2  His  eye  beholds  each  anxious  fear, 
The  stifled  sigh,  the  silent  tear ; 
He  sees  the  widow's  streaming  eye. 
He  hears  the  hungry  orphan's  cry ; 
Depending  worlds  his  bounty  share. 
And  meanest  insects  are  his  care. 

3  Ye  pious,  but  dejected  minds, 
Whom  error  darkens,  weakness  binds, 
Lift  from  the  dust  your  mournful  eye, 
And  know,  the  Lord,  your  help,  is  nigh ; 
Let  hope  in  every  bosom  spring, 

For  mercy  dwells  with  heaven's  high  King. 

[  All  ye  who  feel  the  stroke  of  time, 

And  ye  whose  cheeks  confess  their  prime, 

Your  Maker  and  Preserver  praise 

For  early  and  for  lengthened  days  : 

Let  all  with  heartfelt  praises  sin^. 

The  mercies  of  our  heavenly  King. 

"Williams'  Coll.  alt'd, 
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PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

352.  c.  m. 

The  distinguished  Goodness  of  God  to  Man. 

1  Thy  wisdom,  power,  and  goodness,  Lord ! 

In  all  thy  works  appear ; 
But  most  thy  praise  should  man  record, — 
Man,  thy  distinguished  care. 

2  From  thee  the  breath  of  life  he  drew ; 

That  breath  thy  power  maintains  : 
Thy  tender  mercy,  ever  new, 
His  brittle  frame  sustains. 

3  Thy  providence,  his  constant  guard, 

When  threatening  ills  impend, 
Or  will  the  impending  danger  ward, 
Or  timely  succours  lend. 

4  Yet  nobler  gifts  demand  his  praise ; 

Of  reason's  light  possessed ; 
By  revelation's  brighter  rays 
Still  more  divinely  blessed. 

5  All  bounteous  Lord !  thy  grace  impart : 

O  teach  us  to  improve 
Thy  gifts  with  ever  grateful  heart, 
And  crown  them  with  thy  love  ! 

Mrs.  Steele. 

353.  c.  m. 

The  Shortness  of  Life,  and  the  Goodness  of  God. 

1   Time — what  an  empty  vapour  'tis ! 
Our  days,— how  swift  they  are ! 
Swift  as  the  feathered  arrow  flies, 
Or  like  a  shooting  star. 

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uK  DISCOURSI 

2  Our  life  is  ever  on  the  wing. 

And  death  is  ever  nigh  ; 
The  moment  when  our  lives  begin, 
We  then  begin  to  die. 

3  Yet,  mighty  God  !  our  fleeting  days 

Thy  constant  favours  share  ; 
Thy  bounties,  in  ten  thousand  ways. 
Still  crown  the  rolling  year. 

4  Thy  goodness  runs  an  endless  round ; 

(All  glory  to  the  Lord!) 
Thy  mercy  never  knows  a  bound. 
And  be  thy  name  adored. 

5  Thus  we  begin  the  lasting  song  ; 

And  when  our  days  are  o'er, 
Let  age  to  age  thy  praise  prolong, 
Till  time  shall  be  no  more. 

Watts. 

354.  c.  m. 

God  the  Source  of  Consolation  and  Health. 

1   To  calm  the  sorrows  of  the  mind, 
Our  heavenly  Friend  is  nigh. 
To  wipe  the  anxious  tear  that  starts, 
Or  trembles  in  the  eye. 

~  Thou  canst,  when  anguish  rends  the  heart, 
The  secret  wo  control ; 
The  inward  malady  canst  heal. 
The  sickness  of  the  soul. 

;>  Thou  canst  repress  the  rising  sigh, 
Canst  sooth  each  mortal  care  ; 
And  every  deep  and  heartfelt  groan 
Is  wafted  to  thine  ear. 

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PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

4  Thy  gracious  eye  is  watchful  still ; 

Thy  potent  arm  can  save 
From  threatening  danger  and  disease, 
And  the  devouring  grave. 

5  Eternal  Source  of  life  and  health. 

And  every  bliss  we  feel ! 
fn  sorrow  and  in  joy,  to  thee 
Our  grateful  hearts  appeal. 

Jervis. 

355.  l.  m. 

Christ's  Kingdom. 

1  To  God  let  fervent  prayers  arise 
With  every  daily  sacrifice, 

The  great  Messiah's  reign  to  spread, 
And  with  new  honours  crown  his  head. 

2  Soon  may  he  reign  where'er  the  sun 
Does  his  successive  journeys  run  ; 

His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more. 

3  Great  God !  may  realms  of  every  tongue 
Dwell  on  thy  love  with  grateful  song; 
And  with  united  hearts  proclaim, 

That  grace  and  truth  by  Jesus  came. 

4  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns  : 
The  prisoner  leaps  to  lose  his  chains  ; 
The  contrite  heart  with  peace  is  blessed  ; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest. 

5  Where  he  displays  his  healing  power, 
The  sting  of  death  is  known  no  more ; 
He  points  our  views  and  hopes  on  high. 
To  regions  of  eternal  jo  v. 


6  Parent  of  good!  to  thee  we  !| 

These  boundless  stores  of  richest  grace  - 
All  have  their  source  in  love  divine, 
And  be  the  praise  and  glory  thine. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

356.  s.  m. 

The  Shortness  and  Uncertainty  of  Life. 

1  To-morrow,  Lord !  is  thine, 
Lodg'd  in  thy  sovereign  hand  : 

And  if  its  sun  arise  and  shine. 
It  shines  by  thy  command. 

2  The  present  moment  flies, 
And  bears  our  lives  away  : 

O  make  thy  servants  truly  wise, 
That  they  may  live  to-day ! 

3  Since  on  this  winged  hour 
Eternity  is  hung, 

Waken,  by  thy  almighty  power. 
The  aged  and  the  young. 

4  One  thing  demands  our  care  ; 
Still  may  this  be  pursued ! 

Lest,  slighted  once,  the  season  fair 
Should  never  be  renewed. 

Dod'lridge. 

357.  l.  m. 

Divine  Love  displayed  in  the  Blessings  of  the  Gospei 

1   To  thee,  my  heart,  Eternal  King! 
Would  now  its  thankful  tribute  brin? ; 
To  thee  its  humble  homage  raise, 
In  sones  of  ardent,  grateful  praise. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

2  All  nature  shows  thy  boundless  love. 
In  worlds  below,  and  worlds  above : 
But  in  thy  blessed  word,  I  trace 
The  richer  glories  of  thy  grace. 

3  There,  what  delightful  truths  are  given  i 
There  Jesus  shows  the  way  to  heaven ; 
His  name  salutes  my  listening  ear, 
Revives  my  heart,  and  checks  my  fear. 

4  There  Jesus  bids  our  sorrows  cease, 

And  gives  the  labouring  conscience  peace  ; 
Raises  our  grateful  feelings  high, 
And  points  to  mansions  in  the  sky. 

5  For  love  like  this,  O  may  our  song 
Through  endless  years  thy  praise  prolong ; 
And  distant  climes  thy  name  adore, 

Till  time  and  nature  are  no  more ! 

•     t  Exeter  Coll. 

358.  c.  m. 

The  Ways  of  the  Righteous  known  to  God.    Ps.  xxxvii.  18. 

1  To  thee,  O  God !  my  days  are  known ; 

My  soul  enjoys  the  thought : 
My  actions  are  before  thy  face,, 
Nor  are  my  wants  forgot. 

2  Each  secret  wish  devotion  breathes. 

Is  vocal  to  thine  ear ; 
My  vacant  hours,  my  active  scenes, 
Before  thine  eye  appear. 

3  Each  well-spent  moment  of  my  life 

Thy  mercy  will  approve  ; 
And  every  pang  of  sympathy, 
And  everv  care  of  love. 

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i  Each  golden  hour  of  beaming  light 
Is  gilded  by  thy  raj  - ; 
And  dark  affliction's  midnight  gloom 
A  present  God  surveys. 

5  Full  in  thy  view  through  life  I  pass, 
And  in  thy  view  I  die  : 
And,  when  all  earthly  scenes  are  o'er, 
Thou,  Lord !  wilt  still  be  nigh. 

Doddridge. 

359.  l.  m. 

Christ  the  Sun  of  Rightpousne?*.     Mai.  iv.  2. 

1   To  thee,  O  God !  we  homage  pay. 
Source  of  the  light  that  rules  the  day ! 
Who,  while  he  gilds  all  nature's  frame. 
Reflects  thy  rays,  and  speaks  thy  name. 


3 


In  louder  strains  we  sing  that  grace 
Which  gives  the  Sun  of  righteousness : 
Whose  nobler  light  salvation  brings, 
And  scatters  healing  from  his  wings. 


3  O  may  his  glories  stand  confessed, 
From  north  to  south,  from  east  to  west ! 
Successful  may  his  gospel  run 

Wide  as  the  circuit  of  the  sun ! 

4  When  shall  that  radiant  scene  arise. 
When,  fixed  on  high,  in  purer  skies, 
Christ  all  his  lustre  shall  display 

On  all  his  saints,  through  endless  day ! 

Doddridge 
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PARTfCULAll  SUBJECTS 

360.  l.  m. 

Divine  Protection.     Ps.  cxxi. 

i  To  those  bright  realms  I  lift  mine  eyes, 
Those  realms  of  bliss  beyond  the  skies. 
Whence  all  her  help  my  soul  derives ; 
There  my  Almighty  Refuge  lives. 

2  He  lives,  the  everlasting  God, 

Who  built  the  world,  who  spread  the  flood : 
The  heavens,  with  all  their  hosts,  he  made, 
And  the  dark  regions  of  the  dead. 

3  He  guides  our  feet,  he  guards  our  way ; 
His  morning  smiles  bless  all  the  day ; 
He  spreads  the  evening  veil,  and  keeps 
The  silent  hours  while  Israel  sleeps. 

4  His  servants,  thus  divinely  blessed, 
May  rise  secure,  securely  rest ; 
Their  holy  Guardian's  wakeful  eyes 
Admit  no  slumber  nor  surprise. 

5  With  grateful  hearts  his  care  we  own  ; 
Still  may  we  go,  and  still  return, 
Safe  in  the  Lord ;  still  may  his  care 
Defend  our  lives  from  every  snare ! 

Watts,  alt'd. 

361.  cm. 

The  Power  of  God. 

1  'Twas  God  who  formed  the  rolling  spheres, 
And  stretched  the  boundless  skies ; 
Who  formed  the  plan  of  endless  years, 
And  bade  the  aees  rise. 

C994) 


uF  DISCOURSE^. 

.-  From  everlasting  is  his  might. 
Immense  and  unconfined : 
He  pierces  through  the  realms  of  light. 
And  rides  upon  the  wind. 

3  He  darts  along  the  burning  skies  ; 

Loud  thunders  round  him  roar : 
All  heaven  attends  him  as  he  flies, 
All  hell  proclaims  his  power. 

4  He  speaks,  and  nature's  wheels  stand  still ; 

They  cease  their  wonted  round : 
The  mountains  melt ;  the  trembling  hills 
Forsake  their  ancient  bound. 

5  He  scatters  nations  with  his  breath ; 

The  scattered  nations  fly  : 
Blue  pestilence,  and  wasting  death. 
Confess  the  Godhead  nigh. 

6  Ye  worlds !  with  every  living  thing, 

Fulfil  his  high  command  : 
Pay  duteous  homage  to  your  King, 
And  own  his  ruling  hand. 

Liverpool  Old  Coll. 

362.  l.  m. 

God  the  Source  of  Life  to  the  whole  Creation.   Ps.  civ. 

1  Vast  are  thy  works,  almighty  Lord ! 
All  nature  rests  upon  thy  word ; 

By  thee  alone  all  creatures  live, 
And  from  thy  hand  all  good  receive. 

2  If  thou  the  vital  air  deny, 
Behold  them  sicken,  faint,  and  die  ; 
Dust  to  its  kindred  dust  returns, 

And  earth  her  mined  offspring  mourn?. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  But  soon  thy  breath  her  loss  supplies : 
She  sees  a  new-born  race  arise, 
And,  o'er  her  regions  scattered  wide, 
The  blessings  of  thy  hand  divide. 

4  To  God,  in  joyful  strains,  my  tongue 
Shall  pour  the  tributary  song ; 

And,  long  as  breath  inspires  my  frame, 
The  wonders  of  his  love  proclaim. 

Merrick,  alt'd. 

363.  l.  m. 

Patience.    Isa.  xxx.  18. 

1  Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  heirs  of  hope ! 
And  let  his  word  support  your  soul : 
Well  can  he  bear  your  courage  up, 
And  all  your  foes  and  fears  control. 

2  He  waits  his  own  well-chosen  hour 
His  treasured  mercy  to  display : 
And  his  paternal  bosom  melts, 
While  wisdom  dictates  the  delay. 

3  Blessed  are  the  patient  souls  that  bow 
With  meek  submission  to  his  will : 
Though  sorrows  press,  they  firmly  trust, 
And,  in  the  midst  of  storms,  are  still ; 

4  Until  their  Father's  well-known  voice 
Awakes  their  silence  into  songs ; 
Then  earth  grows  vocal  with  his  praise, 
And  heaven  the  grateful  shout  prolongs. 

Doddridge. 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

364.  c.  m. 

Human  Frailty. 

1  Weak  and  irresolute  is  man  : 

The  purpose  of  to-day,   ' 
Woven  with  pains  into  his  plan, 
To-morrow  rends  away. 

2  Some  foe  to  his  upright  intent 

Finds  out  his  weaker  part ; 
Virtue  engages  his  assent, 
But  pleasure  wins  his  heart. 

3  Life's  voyage  is  of  awful  length. 

Through  dangers  little  known  : 
A  stranger  to  superior  strength, 
Man  vainly  trusts  his  own. 

4  But  oars  alone  can  ne'er  prevail 

To  reach  the  distant  coast ; 
The  breath  of  heaven  must  swell  the  sail, 
Or  all  the  toil  is  lost. 

Cowper. 

365.  c.  m. 

Anxiety  reproved. 

1  We  would  not  seek,  with  God  our  friend, 

With  anxious  care,  to  know 
Or  how,  or  when,  our  lives  shall  end, 
Or  what  our  lot  below. 

2  The  same  kind  Power  that  gave  us  breath, 

Still  holds  us  in  his  hand ; 
And  when  he  bids  us  sleep  in  death. 
All-wise  is  his  command. 

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PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  That  Power  whose  watchful  goodness  feeds 

The  warblers  of  the  air, 
And  clothes  with  flowers  the  smiling  mead?;. 
Shall  we  not  be  his  care  ? 

4  If  lengthened  years  our  lives  shall  crown, 

Then  be  his  praise  expressed  ; 
Or  if  in  this  he  cuts  us  down, 
Still,  what  he  does  is  best. 

5  May  we,  the  good  each  hour  supplies, 

Receive  with  grateful  mind ; 
And,  when  our  fairest  pleasure  dies, 
Be  humble  and  resigned. 

6  How  swift  our  moments  steal  away! 

E'en  while  we  speak  they  fly ; 
Then  let  us  seize  the  passing  day, 
And  only  live,  to  die. 

t  Monthly  Anthology,  alt'd. 

366.  l.  m. 

6  Where  shall  the  Ungodly  appear.'    1  Pet.  iv.  13. 

1  What  power  shall  be  the  sinner's  stay — 
How  shall  he  meet  that  dreadful  day 
When,  shrivelling  like  a  parched  scroll. 
The  flaming  heavens  together  roll  ? — 

2  That  day  of  wrath,  that  awful  day 
When  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away  ; 
When  louder  yet,  and  yet  more  dread 
Swells  the  high  trump  that  wakes  the  dead. 

3  Oh !  on  that  day,  that  wrathful  day, 
When  man  to  judgment  wakes  from  clay, 
Be  then,  O  Lord !  the  sinner's  stay, 
Though  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away. 

t  Walter  Scott. 


OF  DISCOURSE 

367.  c.  M. 

Joy  in  God  under  all  Circumstances.     Hab.  iii.  17,  18. 

1  What  though  no  flowers  the  fig-tree  clothe. 

Though  vines  their  fruit  deny  ; 
The  labour  of  the  olive  fail, 
And  fields  no  meat  supply  : 

2  Though  from  the  fold,  with  sad  surprise, 

My  flock  cut  off  I  see ; 
Though  famine  pine  in  empty  stalls. 
Where  herds  were  wont  to  be : 

i  Yet  in  the  Lord  will  I  be  glad, 
And  glory  in  his  love  ; 
In  him  I'll  joy,  who  will  the  God 
Of  my  salvation  prove- 

4  He  is  the  treasure  of  my  soul, 
The  source  of  lasting  joy ; 
A  joy  which  want  cannot  impair, 
Nor  death  itself  destroy. 

t  Scotch  Paraphrases. 

368.  l.  m. 

The  Miracles  of  Christ. 

1  What  works  of  wisdom,  power,  and  love, 
Do  Jesus'  high  commission  prove ; 
Attest  his  heaven-derived  claim, 

And  glorify  his  Father's  name ! 

2  On  eyes  that  never  saw  the  day, 
He  pours  the  bright  celestial  ray ; 
And  deafened  ears,  by  him  unbound, 
Catch  all  the  harmonv  of  sound. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

3  Lameness  takes  up  its  bed,  and  goes 
Rejoicing  in  the  strength  that  flows 
Through  every  nerve ;  and,  free  from  painT 
Pours  forth  to  God  the  grateful  strain. 

4  The  shattered  mind  his  word  restores, 
And  tunes  afresh  the  mental  powers  ; 
The  dead  revive,  to  life  return, 

And  bid  affection  cease  to  mourn. 

5  Canst  thou,  my  soul !  these  wonders  trace. 
And  not  admire  Jehovah's  grace  ? 

Canst  thou  behold  thy  Prophet's  power, 
And  not  the  God  he  served  adore  ? 

Butcher. 

369.  l.  m. 

God  is  Love. 

1  When  darkness  long  has  veiled  my  mind. 
And  smiling  day  once  more  appears ; 
Then,  my  Creator !  then  I  find 

The  folly  of  my  doubts  and  fears. 

2  Straight  I  upbraid  my  wandering  heart, 
And  blush  that  I  should  ever  be 
Thus  prone  to  act  so  base  a  part, 

Or  harbour  one  hard  thought  of  thee. 

3  Oh !  let  me  then  at  length  be  taught 
What  I  am  still  so  slow  to  learn, — 
That  God  is  love,  and  changes  not, 
Nor  knows  the  shadow  of  a  turn. 

4  Sweet  truth,  and  easy  to  repeat ! 
But  when  my  faith  is  sharply  tried, 
I  find  myself  a  learner  yet, 
Unskilful,  weak,  and  apt  to  slide. 

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OF  DISCOURSES. 

5  But,  O  my  God !  one  look  from  thee 
Subdues  the  disobedient  will, 
Drives  doubt  and  discontent  away, 
And  thy  rebellious  child  is  still. 

Cowper. 

370.     8,  8,  6   M. 

The  dying  Saint. 

1  When  life's  tempestuous  storms  are  o'er, 
How  calm  he  meets  the  friendly  shore, 

Who  lived  averse  from  sin ! 
Such  peace  on  virtue's  path  attends, 
That,  where  the  sinner's  pleasure  ends, 

The  good  man's  joys  begin. 

See  smiling  patience  smooth  his  brow ! 
See  bending  angels  downward  bow, 

To  lift  his  soul  on  high ! 
While  eager  for  the  blessed  abode, 
He  joins  with  them  to  praise  the  God 

Who  taught  him  how  to  die. 

>  No  sorrow  drowns  his  lifted  eyes, 
No  horror  wrests  the  struggling  sighs, 

As  from  the  sinner's  breast ; 
His  God,  the  God  of  peace  and  love. 
Pours  kindly  solace  from  above, 
And  sooths  his  soul  to  rest. 

£  O  grant,  my  Father  and  my  Friend ! 
Such  joys  may  gild  my  peaceful  end, 

So  calm,  my  evening  close  ; 
While  loosed  from  every  earthly  tie, 
With  steady  confidence  I  fly 
To  thee,  from  whom  I  rose ! 

Belfast  Col!. 
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PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

371.  c.  m. 

The  supreme  Good.     Ps.  iv.  6,  7. 

When  fancy  spreads  her  boldest  wings. 

And  wanders  unconfined 
Amid  the  unbounded  scene  of  things. 

Which  entertain  the  mind : 

In  vain  we  trace  creation  o'er. 

In  search  of  sacred  rest ; 
The  whole  creation  is  too  poor 

To  make  us  fully  blessed. 

3  In  vain  would  this  low  world  employ 

Each  flattering,  specious  wile  ; 
For  what  can  yield  a  real  joy 
But  our  Creator's  smile  ! 

4  Let  earth  with  all  her  charms  depart, 

Unworthy  of  the  mind ; 
In  God  alone  this  restless  heart 
An  equal  bliss  can  find. 

5  Great  Source  of  all  felicity, 

To  whom  our  wishes  tend ! 
Do  not  these  wishes  rise  from  thee, 
And  in  thy  favour  end  ? 

Mrs.  Steele. 

372.  c.  m. 

The  Comforts  of  Religion. 

1  When  gloomy  thoughts  and  boding  fears 
The  trembling  heart  invade, 
And  all  the  face  of  nature  wears 
A  universal  shade ; 

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OF  DISCOURSES. 

2  Religion's  dictates  can  assuage 

The  tempest  of  the  soul ; 
And  every  fear  shall  cease  to  rage, 
At  her  divine  control. 

3  Through  life's  bewildered,  darksome  way. 

Her  hand  unerring  leads  ; 
And  o'er  the  path  her  heavenly  ray 
A  cheering  lustre  sheds. 

4  When  feeble  reason,  tired  and  blind, 

Sinks  helpless  and  afraid  ; 
This  blessed  supporter  of  the  mind 
Affords  a  powerful  aid. 

5  O  may  our  hearts  confess  her  power, 

And  find  a  sweet  relief, 
To  brighten  every  gloomy  hour, 
And  soften  every  grief ! 

Mrs.  Steele. 

373.  l.  m. 

But  no  Man  knoweth  of  his  Sepulchre.'     Deut.  xxxir.  6. 

1  When  he,  who,  from  the  scourge  of  wrong, 
Aroused  the  Hebrew  tribes  to  fly, 

Saw  the  fair  region  promised  long, 
And  bowed  him  on  the  hills  to  die ; 

2  God  made  his  grave,  to  men  unknown, 
Where  Moab's  rocks  a  vale  enclose ; 
And  laid  the  aged  seer  alone 

To  slumber  there  in  long  repose. 

3  Thus  still,  whene'er  the  good  and  just 
Close  the  dim  eye  on  life  and  pain, 
Heaven  watches  o'er  their  sleeping  dust. 
Till  the  pure  spirit  comes  a^ain 

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4  Though  nameless,  trampled,  and  forgot, 
His  servant's  humble  ashes  lie, 
Yet  God  has  marked  and  sealed  the  spot, 
To  call  its  inmate  to  the  sky. 

374.  c.  m. 

Thankfulness  and  Resignation. 

1  When  I  survey  life's  varied  scene, 

Amid  the  darkest  hours, 
Bright  rays  of  comfort  shine  between, 
And  thorns  are  mixed  with  flowers. 

2  Are  health  and  ease  my  happy  share  ? 

O  may  I  bless  my  God  ! 
Thy  goodness  let  my  songs  declare, 
And  spread  thy  praise  abroad. 

3  While  such  delightful  gifts  as  these 

Are  kindly  dealt  to  me, 
Be  all  my  hours  of  health  and  ease 
Devoted,  Lord  !  to  thee. 

4  And  oh !  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss 

Thy  providence  denies, 
Accepted  at  thy  throne  of  grace, 
Let  this  petition  rise : 

5  Give  me  a  calm,  a  thankful  heart, 

From  every  murmur  free  ; 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace  impart, 
And  make  me  live  to  thee. 

G  Let  the  blessed  hope  that  I  am  thine, 
My  path  of  life  attend ; 
Thy  presence  through  my  journey  shine, 
And  crown  my  journey's  end. 

Mr?.  Steele. 


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375.  c.  m. 

The  Discipline  of  God's  Providence. 

1  When  I  review  the  devious  ways, 

Through  which  my  feet  have  trod, 
I  find  incessant  cause  to  bless 
And  love  my  guardian  God. 

2  Through  all  the  labyrinth  of  life, 

My  folly  he  pursued ; 
And  by  some  gracious  providence. 
My  rebel  heart  subdued. 

3  I  rarely  planned,  but  cause  I  found 

My  plan's  defeat  to  bless  ; 
Oft  I  lamented  an  event 

Which  turned  to  my  success. 

4  When  labouring  under  fancied  ill, 

My  spirits  to  sustain, 
He  kindly  cured  with  wholesome  draughts 
Of  unaffected  pain. 

5  Sometimes  he  brought  me  near  to  death. 

And  pointing  to  the  grave, 
Made  terror  whisper  kind  advice, 
And  taught  the  tomb  to  save. 

6  Life's  better  purposes  to  fix 

Within  my  treacherous  mind, 
The  blessings  he  to-day  conferred. 
To-morrow,  I  resigned. 

7  Yet  still  from  seeds  in  sorrow  sown. 

The  richest  harvest  rose, 
And  in  my  Father's  will.  I've  found 
An  absolute  repose. 

Young,  alt'd. 
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376.  l.  m. 

A  Conversation  becoming  the  Gospel.    Tit.  ii.  10 — 13. 

1  When  Jesus,  our  great  Master,  came 
To  teach  us  in  his  Father's  name, 

In  every  act,  in  every  thought, 

He  lived  the  precepts  which  he  taught. 

2  So  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 
The  holy  gospel  we  profess ; 

So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shine, 
To  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine. 

3  Thus  shall  we  hest  proclaim  abroad 
The  honours  of  Almighty  God ;  • 
When  his  salvation  reigns  within, 
And  grace  subdues  the  power  of  sin. 

4  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  denied, 
Passion  and  envy,  lust  and  pride  ; 

While  justice,  temperance,  truth,  and  love, 
Our  inward  piety  approve. 

5  What  though  we  drink  of  sorrow's  cup — 
Religion  bears  our  spirits  up ; 

Hope  waits  the  coming  of  the  Lord, 
And  faith  stands  leaning  on  his  word. 

Watts. 

377.  c.  m. 

*  He  healeth  the  broken  in  Heart,  and  bindeth  up  their  Wounds' 
Ps.  cxlvii.  3. 

1  When  reft  of  all,  and  hopeless  care 
Would  sink  us  to  the  tomb, 
What  power  shall  save  us  from  despair, 
What,  dissipate  the  gloom  ? 


OK  DI8COUR8] 

2  No  balm  that  earthly  plants  distil 

Can  sooth  the  mourner's  smart ; 
No  mortal  hand,  with  lenient  skill. 
Bind  up  the  broken  heart. 

3  But  One  alone,  who  reigns  above, 

Our  wo  to  joy  can  turn, 
And  light  the  lamp  of  life  and  love 
That  long  has  ceased  to  burn. 

4  Then,  O  my  soul !  to  that  One  flee, 

To  God  thy  woes  reveal ; 
His  eye  alone  thy  wounds  can  see, 
His  power  alone  can  heal. 

t  Drummond. 

378.  c.  m. 

Hope  in  the  Divine  Mercy. 

1  When  rising  from  the  bed  of  death, 

O'erwhelmed  with  guilt  and  fear, 
I  see  my  Maker  face  to  face, 
O  how  shall  I  appear ! 

2  If  now,  while  pardon  may  be  found, 

And  mercy  may  be  sought, 
My  heart  with  inward  horror  shrinks, 
And  trembles  at  the  thought, — 

3  When  thou,  O  Lord !  shalt  stand  disclosed 

In  majesty  severe, 
And  sit  in  judgment  on  my  soul, 
O  how  shall  I  appear ! 

4  But  there's  forgiveness,  Lord !  with  thee ; 

Thy  nature  is  benign  ; 
Thy  pardoning  mercy  I  implore. 

For  mercy,  Lord  !  is  thinp. 
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6  O  let  thy  boundless  mercy  shine 
On  my  benighted  soul, 
Correct  my  passions,  mend  my  heart, 
And  all  my  fears  control ! 

6  And  may  I  taste  thy  richer  grace 
In  that  decisive  hour, 
When  Christ  to  judgment  shall  descend, 
And  time  shall  be  no  more. 

Addison. 

379.  c.  m. 

«  This  Mortal  shall  put  on  Immortality.'    1  Cor.  xv.  52—58. 

1  When  the  last  trumpet's  awful  voice 

This  rending  earth  shall  shake  ; 
The  opening  graves  shall  yield  their  charge. 
And  dust  to  life  awake  : 

2  Those  bodies  that  corrupted  fell, 

Shall  incorrupted  rise ; 
And  mortal  forms  shall  spring  to  life, 
Immortal  in  the  skies. 

3  Behold !  what  heavenly  prophets  sung 

Is  now  at  last  fulfilled ; 
That  death  should  yield  his  ancient  reign, 
And,  vanquished,  quit  the  field. 

4  Let  faith  exalt  her  joyful  voice, 

Let  hope  exulting  sing  : 
O  grave !  where  is  thy  triumph  now  ? 
O  death !  where  is  thy  sting  ? 

5  Our  God,  whose  name  be  ever  blessed  ! 

Disarms  that  foe  we  dread, 
And  makes  us  conquerors  when  we  die. 
Through  Christ,  our  living  Head. 

(308) 


OF  DISCOURSL:- 

6  Then  steadfast  let  us  still  remain, 
Though  dangers  rise  around  ; 
And  in  the  work  prescribed  by  God, 
Yet  more  and  more  abound. 

t  Scotch  Paraphrases,  alt'd. 

380.  c.  m. 

Comfort  in  Sickness  and  Death. 

1  When  sickness  shakes  the  languid  frame. 

Each  dazzling  pleasure  flies  ; 
Phantoms  of  bliss  no  more  obscure 
Our  long-deluded  eyes. 

2  Their  frail  support  deceives  no  more 

When  death  his  sceptre  shows, 
And  nature  faints  beneath  the  weight 
Of  complicated  woes. 

3  The  tottering  frame  of  mortal  life 

Shall  crumble  into  dust ; 
Nature  shall  faint,  but  learn,  my  bouI  ! 
On  nature's  God  to  trust. 

4  The  man,  whose  pious  heart  is  fixed 

On  his  all-gracious  God, 
In  every  frown  may  comfort  find, 
And  kiss  the  chastening  rod. 

5  Nor  him  shall  death  itself  alarm  ; 

On  heaven  his  soul  relies ; 
With  joy  he  views  his  Maker's  love. 
And  with  composure  dies. 

Heg-inbotham. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

381.  L.  M. 

Humility. 

1  Wherefore  should  man,  frail  child  of  clay, 
Who,  from  the  cradle  to  the  shroud, 
Lives  but  the  insect  of  a  day, — 

Oh !  why  should  mortal  man  be  proud  ? 

2  His  brightest  visions  just  appear, 
Then  vanish,  and  no  more  are  found ; 
The  stateliest  pile  his  pride  can  rear. 
A  breath  may  level  with  the  ground. 

3  By  doubt  perplexed,  in  error  lost, 
With  trembling  step  he  seeks  his  way; 
How  vain  of  wisdom's  gift  the  boast ! 
Of  reason's  lamp  how  faint  the  ray ! 

4  Follies  and  crimes,  a  countless  sum, 
Are  crowded  in  life's  little  span  : 
How  ill,  alas !  does  pride  become 
That  erring,  guilty  creature,  man ! 

5  God  of  our  lives !  Father  divine ! 
Give  us  a  meek  and  lowly  mind ; 
In  modest  worth,  O  may  we  shine, 
And  peace  in  humble  virtue  find ! 

Enfield. 

382.  c.  m. 

Love  the  most  excellent  of  Christian  Graces.     1  Cor.  xiii.  4. 

1  Where  love  with  other  graces  reigns, 
The  mind  is  truly  blessed ; 
For  love,  the  noblest  of  the  train, 
Aids  and  exalts  the  rest. 

r310) 


OK  L»IbCOUK.-: 

J  Love  suffers  long  with  patient  e\  • 

Nor  is  provoked  in  haste  ; 

She  lets  the  present  injury  die. 

And  soon  forgets  the  past. 

3  Meekness  and  peace  her  bosom  fill, 

From  wrath  and  malice  pure ; 
She  hopes,  believes,  and  thinks  no  ill, 
And  all  things  will  endure. 

4  She  nor  desires,  nor  seeks  to  know 

The  scandals  men  devise  ; 
Nor  looks  with  pride  on  those  below, 
Nor  envies  those  who  rise. 

5  She,  by  another's  good  required, 

Lays  gain  and  ease  aside ; 
So,  by  his  fervent  love  inspired, 
For  us  our  Master  died. 

G  Love  is  the  grace  which  keeps  her  power 
In  all  the  realms  above  : 
There,  hope  and  faith  are  known  no  more, 
But  saints  for  ever  love. 

Watts. 

383.  l.  m. 

A  good  Conscience  the  best  Support. 

1  While  some  in  folly's  pleasures  roll, 
And  court  the  joys  which  hurt  the  soul, 
Be  mine  that  silent  calm  repast, 

A  peaceful  conscience,  to  the  last; — 

2  That  tree  which  bears  immortal  fruit, 
Without  a  canker  at  the  root ; 

That  friend,  who  never  fails  the  just. 
When  other  friends  betray  their  trust, 

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3  With  this  companion  in  the  shade. 
My  soul  no  more  shall  be  dismayed ; 
But  fearless  meet  the  midnight  gloom, 
And  the  pale  monarch  of  the  tomb. 

4  Though  heaven  afflict,  shall  I  repine  ? 
The  noblest  comforts  still  are  mine ; 
Comforts  which  will  o'er  death  prevail. 
And  journey  with  me  through  the  vale. 

5  Amidst  the  various  scene  of  ills, 
Each  stroke  some  kind  design  fulfils : 
And  shall  I  murmur  at  my  God, 
When  love  supreme  directs  the  rod  ? 

6  His  hand  will  smooth  my  rugged  way, 
And  lead  me  to  the  realms  of  day, — 
To  milder  skies  and  brighter  plains, 
Where  everlasting  pleasure  reigns. 

Cotton. 

384.  c.  m. 

Habitual  Devotion. 

1  While  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Power ! 

Be  my  vain  wishes  stilled ; 

And  may  this  consecrated  hour 

With  better  hopes  be  filled. 

2  Thy  love  the  powers  of  thought  bestowed  : 

To  thee  my  thoughts  would  soar : 
Thy  mercy  o'er  my  life  has  flowed : 
That  mercy  I  adore. 

3  In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear 

Thy  ruling  hand  I  see ! 
Each  blessing  to  my  soul  more  dear, 
Because  conferred  by  thee. 

(312) 


OF  DISCOURSES. 

4  In  every  joy  that  crowns  my  day:-. 

In  every  pain  I  bear, 
My  heart  shall  find  delight  in  praise. 
Or  seek  relief  in  prayer. 

5  When  gladness  wings  my  favoured  hour. 

Thy  love  my  thoughts  shall  fill : 
Resigned,  when  storms  of  sorrow  lower, 
My  soul  shall  meet  thy  will. 

C  My  lifted  eye,  without  a  tear, 
The  gathering  storm  shall  see  ; 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  know  no  fear : 
That  heart  shall  rest  on  thee ! 

Misa  Williams. 

385.  l.  m. 

God  known  by  his  Works. 

1  Who  can  by  searching  find  out  God  ? 
Who  can  ascend  his  bright  abode  ? 
Yet,  Lord !  thy  glories  we  adore, 
And  wish  to  know  and  love  thee  more. 

2  Thy  hand,  unseen,  sustains  the  poles 
On  which  the  vast  creation  rolls  ; 

The  starry  heavens  proclaim  thy  power : 
Thy  pencil  glows  in  every  flower. 

3  In  various  shapes  and  colours  rise 
Ten  thousand  wonders  to  our  eyes  -7 
And  all  the  forms  of  life  combine 
To  teach  an  origin  divine. 

4  Beneath  the  waves,  around  the  sky, 
There's  not  a  place,  or  deep,  or  high. 
Where  the  Creator  has  not  trod, 
And  left  the  footsteps  of  a  God. 

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,5  O  may  the  sons  of  men  record 
The  various  goodness  of  the  Lord ! 
How  vast  his  works,  how  kind  his  ways ! 
Let  every  heart  adore  and  praise. 

Watts,  altU 

386.  l.  m. 

Equity  of  the  Divine  Dispensations. 

1  Who,  gracious  Father !  can  complain 
Under  thy  mild  and  equal  reign  ? 
Who  does  a  weight  of  duty  share, 
More  than  his  powers  and  aids  can  bear  ? 

2  With  differing  climes,  and  differing  lands, 
With  fertile  plains,  and  barren  sands, 
Thy  hand  hath  framed  this  earthly  round, 
And  set  each  nation  in  its  bound. 

3  Varied  alike,  thy  moral  ray 

Here  sheds  a  full,  there  fainter  day : 
The  God  of  all,  unkind  to  none, 
To  all  the  path  of  life  has  shown. 

4  Large  is  the  bounty  of  his  hand  ? 
He  will  a  large  return  demand  : 
Haste,  then,  life's  arduous  work  pursue, 
And  keep  the  heavenly  prize  in  view. 

Scott,  alt'd. 

387.  l,  M. 

The  one  Thing  needful.     Luke  x.  42. 

1  Why  should  we  waste,  in  trifling  cares, 
The  lives  divine  compassion  spares, 
While,  in  the  various  range  of  thought. 
The  one  thine  needful  is  forgot  ? 

'314:. 


.  Discount 

2  Shall  God  invite  us  from  abo\ ■«. 
Shall  Jesus  urge  his  dying  love. 

Shall  wakened  conscience  give  us  pain. 
And  all  these  pleas  unite  in  vain  ? 

3  Not  so  our  eyes  will  always  view 
The  objects  which  we  now  pursue : 
Not  so  eternity  appear, 

When  death's  decisive  hour  is  near. 

4  Almighty  God !  thine  aid  impart 
To  fix  conviction  on  the  heart : 

Thy  power  can  clear  the  darkest  eyes, 
And  make  the  haughtiest  scorner  wise. 

Doddridge,  alt'd, 

388.  l.  m. 

Trust  founded  on  the  Divine  Perfections. 

1  Why  sinks  my  weak  desponding  mind  ? 
Why  heaves  my  heart  the  anxious  sigh  ? 
Can  sovereign  goodness  be  unkind  ? 
Am  I  not  safe,  if  God  be  nigh  ? 

2  He  holds  all  nature  in  his  hand ; 
That  gracious  hand,  on  which  I  live, 
Does  life,  and  time,  and  death  command. 
And  has  immortal  joys  to  give. 

3  'Tis  he  supports  this  fainting  frame ; 
On  him  alone  my  hopes  recline-: 
The  wondrous  glories  of  his  name, 

How  wide  they  spread  !  how  bright  they  shine ! 

4  Infinite  wisdom !  boundless  power ! 
Unchanging  faithfulness  and  love  ! 
Here  let  me  trust,  while  I  adore, 
Nor  from  my  refuge  e'er  remove. 

Mr?.  Steele. 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

389.  c.  M. 

God  no  Respecter  of  Persons. 

1  With  eye  impartial,  heaven's  high  King 

Surveys  each  human  tribe ; 
No  earthly  pomp  his  eyes  can  charm, 
No  wealth  his  favour  bribe. 

2  The  rich  and  poor,  for  happiness 

His  hand  alike  did  frame ; 
All  souls  are  his,  and  him  may  all 
Their  common  Parent  claim. 

3  Ye  sons  of  men  of  high  degree ! 

Your  great  Superior  own ; 
Praise  him  for  all  his  gifts,  and  pay 
Your  homage  at  his  throne. 

4  Trust  in  the  Lord,  ye  humble  poor ! 

And  banish  every  fear ; 
The  God  you  serve  will  ne'er  forsake 
The  man  of  heart  sincere. 

Needham,  alt'd. 

390.  c.  m. 

Habitual  Resignation. 

1  With  God  my  friend,  the  radiant  sun 

Sheds  a  more  lively  ray  : 
Each  object  smiles ;  all  nature  charms  ; 
I  chase  my  cares  away. 

2  Good,  when  he  gives,  supremely  good ; 

Nor  less,  when  he  denies : 
Afflictions,  from  his  gracious  hand, 
Are  blessings  in  disguise. 

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•  DIBGOURSl 

0  i  cannot  doubt  his  bounteous  love. 

Immeasurably  kind : 
To  his  unerring,  gracious  will, 
Be  every  wish  resigned. 

Toplady's  Coll. 

391.  c.  m. 

The  Goodness  of  God  to  the  Righteous.     Ps.  xxxi.  19. 

1  With  pleasing  wonder,  Lord !  we  view 

The  bounties  of  thy  grace  ; 
How  much  bestowed,  how  much  reserved, 
For  those  who  seek  thy  face ! 

2  Thy  liberal  hand  with  worldly  bliss 

Oft  makes  their  cup  run  o'er ; 
And  in  the  covenant  of  thy  love, 
They  find  diviner  store. 

3  Thy  mercy  pardons  all  their  sins, 

And  checks  each  rising  sigh, 
Blesses  their  lives  with  present  joys, 
And  lifts  their  hopes  on  high. 

4  Treasures  of  happiness  unknown 

Will  crown  their  life  to  come ; 
Peaceful  and  pleasant  is  their  way, 
And  happy  is  their  home. 

5  What  equal  tribute  can  we  pay, 

Or  how  such  goodness  own  ? 
But  'tis  our  joy  that,  Lord !  to  thee 
Thy  servants'  hearts  are  known. 

6  Since  time's  too  short,  O  gracious  God ! 

To  utter  all  thy  praise, 
Loud  to  the  honour  of  thy  name 
Eternal  hymns  we'll  raise. 

Doddridge. 

C3W  r  o  2 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

392.  c.  M. 

Christian  Love. 

1  With  pure  delight  the  bosom  glows, 

Where  love  to  God  resides ; 
And  blessed,  and  blessing,  is  his  heart, 
Where  charity  abides. 

2  Prompted  by  love,  to  misery's  call 

He  never  shuts  his  ear ; 
And,  o'er  the  sorrows  others  feel, 
Oft  sheds  the  silent  tear. 

3  Doth  virtue  in  distress  appear  ? 

Doth  grief  the  heart  invade  ? 
Doth  humble  poverty  complain, 
And  seek  his  friendly  aid  ? 

4  Benevolence  his  bosom  warms, 

And  k>ve  his  actions  guides ; 
A  friend  in  him  the  poor  man  finds  ; 
In  him  the  heart  confides. 

5  For  him,  the  sweet  rewards  of  love 

On  earth,  are  kept  in  store ; 
And  God  will  be  his  constant  friend, 
His  portion  evermore. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

393.  c.  m. 

The  Providence  of  God  in  the  Seasons. 

1  With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud, 
Address  the  Lord  on  high ; 
Over  the  heavens  he  spreads  his  cloud, 
And  waters  veil  the  skv. 


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2  He  sends  his  showers  of  blessings  down 

To  cheer  the  plains  below ; 
He  makes  the  grass  the  mountains  crown. 
And  corn  in  valleys  grow. 

3  His  steady  counsels  change  the  face 

Of  the  declining  year ; 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race, 
And  wintry  days  appear. 

4  His  hoary  frost,  his  fleecy  snow, 

Descend,  and  clothe  the  ground ; 
The  liquid  streams  forbear  to  flow. 
In  icy  fetters  bound. 

5  He  sends  his  word  and  melts  the  snow ; 

The  fields  no  longer  mourn  : 
He  calls  the  warmer  gales  to  blow. 
And  bids  the  spring  return. 

G  The  changing  wind,  the  flying  cloud. 
Obey  his  mighty  word  : 
With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud, 
Praise  ye  the  Sovereign  Lord ! 

Watts, 

394.  l.  m. 

Contemplation  of  the  Character  of  Jesus. 

1  With  warm  delight  and  grateful  joy 
Let  all  our  best  affections  move, 

When  we  on  Christ  our  thought  employ, — 
On  him,  whom,  though  unseen,  we  love. 

2  How  bright  a  pattern,  and  how  pure, 
Hath  he  in  all  things  kindly  given. 
To  make  our  path  of  duty  sure, 

And  guide  our  wandering  steps  to  heaven  ! 


PARTICULAR  SUBJFXTS 

3  What  constancy,  what  pious  zeal. 
To  do  his  heavenly  Father's  will, 
His  law  and  mercy  to  reveal, 
And  his  all-gracious  plans  fulfil ! 

4  In  all,  with  gratitude  we  view 
The  steady  purpose  of  his  soul, 
Our  worldly  passions  to  subdue, 
And  all  the  powers  of  sin  control. 

5  Father  of  all !  his  God  and  ours  ! 
Accept  the  humble,  joyful  praise, 
Which,  with  our  souls'  united  powers, 
For  thy  rich  grace  through  him,  we  raise. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

395.  c.  m. 

God  the  everlasting  Light  of  good  Men.     Isa.  lx.  20. 

1  Ye  golden  lamps  of  heaven !  farewell. 

With  all  your  feeble  light ! 
Farewell,  thou  ever-changing  moon, 
Pale  empress  of  the  night ! 

2  And  thou,  refulgent  orb  of  day, 

In  brighter  flames  arrayed ! 
My  soul,  which  springs  beyond  thy  sphere, 
No  more  demands  thine  aid. 

3  Ye  stars  are  but  the  shining  dust 

Of  my  divine  abode, 
The  pavement  of  those  heavenly  courts, 
Where  I  shall  reign  with  God. 

4  The  Father  of  eternal  light 

Shall  there  his  beams  display ; 
Nor  shall  one  moment's  darkness  mix 
With  that  unvaried  day. 


OF  DIBCOVP3KS. 

0  No  more  the  drops  of  piercing  grief 

Shall  swell  into  mine  eyes ; 
No  more  the  noon-day  sun  decline, 
Amid  those  brighter  skies. 

6  There  all  the  millions  of  his  sainis 
Shall  in  one  song  unite ; 
And  each  the  bliss  of  all  shall  share 
With  infinite  delight. 

Doddridge. 

396.  c.  m. 

Christ's  Death  and  Exaltation.    Mat.  xxviii.  56, 

1  Ye  humble  souls  !  who  seek  the  Lord, 

Chase  all  your  fears  away  ; 
And  bow  with  transport  down  to  see 
The  place  where  Jesus  lay. 

2  His  life  for  us  he  freely  gave  ; 

Such  wonders  love  can  do  ! 
Thus,  cold  in  death,  that  bosom  lay, 
Which  throbbed  and  bled  for  you. 

3  A  moment  give  your  hearts  to  grief, 

And  mourn  your  Saviour  slain : 
Then  dry  your  tears,  and  tune  your  songs, 
The  Saviour  lives  again ! 

4  High  o'er  the  angelic  bands  he  rears 

His  once  dishonoured  head ; 
And  through  unnumbered  years  he  reigns. 
Who  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

5  With  cheerful  hope  may  every  saint 

The  vale  of  death  survey ; 
Then  rise  with  his  ascending  Lord 
To  realms  of  endless  day. 

Dnddrid^e- 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS 

397.  s.  M. 

Christian  Watchfulness.    Luke  xii.  35 — 38. 

1  Ye  servants  of  the  Lord ! 
Each  in  your  office  wait, 

Observant  of  his  heavenly  word. 
And  watchful  at  his  gate. 

2  Let  all  your  lamps  be  bright, 
And  trim  the  golden  flame : 

Gird  up  your  loins,  as  in  his  sight ; 
For  awful  is  his  name. 

3  Watch !  'tis  your  Lord's  command  j 
And  while  we  speak,  he's  near : 

Mark  the  first  signal  of  his  hand. 
And  ready  all  appear. 

4  0  happy  servant  he, 

In  such  a  posture  found ! 
He  shall  his  Lord  with  rapture  see, 
And  be  with  honour  crowned. 

Doddridge. 

398.  l.  m. 

The  Majesty  of  God.     Isa.  xl.  15—17. 

1  Ye  weak  inhabitants  of  clay ! 
Ye  glittering  insects  of  a  day ! 
Low  in  your  native  dust  bow  down 
Before  the  Eternal's  awful  throne. 

2  With  trembling  heart,  with  solemn  eye, 
Behold  Jehovah  seated  high ; 

And  search  what  worthy  sacrifice 
Your  hands  can  give,  vour  thoughts  devise. 

(329) 


3  Let  Lebanon  its  cedars  bring, 

To  blaze  before  the  Sovereign  King ; 
And  all  the  beasts  that  on  it  feed. 
As  victims  at  his  altar  bleed : 

4  Loud  let  ten  thousand  trumpets  sound, 
And  call  remotest  nations  round ; 
Assembled  on  the  crowded  plains, 
Princes  and  people,  kings  and  swains  s 

5  Joined  with  the  living,  let  the  dead 
Rising,  the  face  of  earth  o'erspread ; 
And,  while  his  praise  unites  their  tongues. 
Let  angels  echo  back  the  songs. 

6  The  drop  that  from  the  bucket  falls. 
The  dust  that  hangs  upon  the  scales, 
Ts  more  to  sky,  and  earth,  and  sea, 
Than  all  this  pomp, 'great  God !  to  thee. 

Doddridge. 

399.  l.  m. 

'  New  Heavens  and  a  new  Earth." 

1  Yon  glorious  orbs  that  gild  the  sky 
Proclaim  the  God  who  reigns  on  high ; 
lie  pours  the  radiant  stream  they  boast, 
And  marshals  all  the  moving  host. 

2  But  glittering  stars  shall  cease  to  bum  ; 
The  sun  forsake  his  golden  urn ; 

This  earth,  these  heavens,  be  swept  away, 
The  splendid  pageant  of  a  day. 

3  Yet  will  the  Eternal  wake  to  birth 

More  radiant  heavens,  a  fairer  earth, 

Whose  lustre  shall  admit  no  ^hade, 

Whose  lasting  bloom  shall  never  fade. 
&2S) 


PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS,  fee. 


When  time  and  death  shall  he  no  more, 
To  those  bright  realms  his  saints  shall  soar , 
And,  welcomed  by  their  faithful  Lord, 
Shall  then  receive  their  vast  reward. 

t  Liverpool  (Paradise  st.)  Coll. 


400.  L.   P.  M. 

Reflections  on  Death. 

X  Yet  a  few  years,  or  days,  perhaps, 
Or  moments,  pass  in  silent  lapse, 

And  time  to  me  shall  be  no  more ! 
No  more  the  sun  these  eyes  shall  view, 
Earth  o'er  these  limbs  her  dust  shall  strew. 

And  life's  delusive  dream  be  o'er. 

2  Great  God !  how  awful  is  the  scene ! 
A  breath,  a  transient  breath  between : 

And  can  I  waste  life's  fleeting  day  ? 
To  earth,  alas !  too  firmly  bound, 
Trees  deeply  rooted  in  the  ground, 

Are  shivered  when  they're  torn  away. 

3  Great  Cause  of  all,  above,  below ! 
Who  knows  thee  must  for  ever  know 

Thou  art  immortal  and  divine  : 
Thine  image  on  my  soul  impressed, 
Of  endless  being  is  the  test, 

And  bids  eternity  be  mine. 

Hawkes  worth. 

(324) 


PART  THIRD* 


HYMNS  FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS,  AND  FOR  PRIVATE 
AND  DOMESTIC  DEVOTION. 

401.  c.  m. 

God  the  Refuge  of  the  Afflicted. 

1  Affliction  is  a  stormy  deep, 

Where  wave  resounds  to  wave ; 
Though  o'er  my  head  the  billows  roll, 
I  know  the  Lord  can  save. 

2  When  darkness  and  when  sorrows  rose, 

And  pressed  on  every  side, 
The  Lord  has  still  sustained  my  steps, 
And  still  has  been  my  guide. 

3  Perhaps,  before  the  morning  dawn. 

He  will  restore  my  peace ; 
For  he  who  bade  the  tempest  roar. 
Can  bid  the  tempest  cease. 

4  In  the  dark  watches  of  the  night 

I'll  count  his  mercies  o'er ; 
I'll  praise  him  for  ten  thousand  past, 

And  humbly  sue  for  more. 
(325)  D  <* 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

0  Here  will  I  rest,  here  build  my  hopes. 

Nor  murmur  at  his  rod ; 
He's  more  than  all  the  world  to  me, — 
My  health,  my  life,  my  God ! 

Cotton. 

402.  c.  m. 

God  our  perpetual  Benefactor. 

1  Almighty  Father!  gracious  Lord! 

Kind  Guardian  of  my  days ! 

Thy  mercies  let  my  heart  record 

In  songs  of  grateful  praise. 

2  In  life's  first  dawn,  my  tender  frame 

Was  thy  continual  care, 
Before  I  could  pronounce  thy  name. 
Or  breathe  an  infant's  prayer. 

3  When  reason  with  my  stature  grew, 

How  feeble  was  her  aid ! 
How  little  of  my  God  I  knew  ! 
How  oft  from  thee  I  strayed ! 

4  When  life  hung  trembling  on  a  breath. 

'Twas  thy  unfailing  love 
That  saved  me  from  impending  death, 
And  bade  my  fears  remove. 

5  How  many  blessings  round  me  shone 

Where'er  I  turned  mine  eye ! 
How  many  passed  almost  unknown 
Or  unregarded  by ! 

G  Each  rolling  year  new  favours  brought 
From  thine  exhaustless  store : 
In  vain,  great  God !  my  labouring  thought 
Would  couot  thy  mercies  o'er. 

(3*6 1 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  &c. 

7  While  thus  reflection,  through  my  days, 

Thy  bounteous  hand  would  trace, 
Superior  blessings  claim  my  praise. — 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace. 

8  Yes,  I  adore  thee,  gracious  Lord! 

For  favours  nobler  still, — 
The  truths  and  precepts  of  thy  word, 
Which  teach  me  all  thy  will. 

Mrs.  Steele. 

403.  c.  m. 

Serious  Reflections  on  our  Moral  Condition. 

1  And  now,  my  soul !  another  year 

Of  my  short  life  is  past : 

I  cannot  long  continue  here  , 

And  this  may  be  my  last. 

2  Part  of  my  doubtful  life  is  gone, 

Nor  will  return  again  ; 
And  swift  my  fleeting  moments  run — 
The  few  which  yet  remain  ! 

3  Awake,  my  soul !  with  all  thy  care 

Thy  true  condition  learn  ; 
What  are  thy  hopes,  how  sure,  how  fair. 
And  what  thy  great  concern  ? 

4  Now  a  new  space  of  life  begins  : 

Set  out  afresh  for  heaven  : 
Seek  pardon  for  thy  former  sins, 
Through  Christ,  so  freely  given. 

5  Devoutly  yield  thyself  to  God, 

And  on  his  grace  depend  ; 
With  zeal  pursue  the  heavenly  road, 
Nor  doubt  a  happy  end. 

Browne, 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

404.  l.  m. 

For  the  Dedication  of  a  Place  of  Worship.     Ps.  lxxxvii.  5. 

1  And  will  the  great  eternal  God 
On  earth  establish  his  abode  ? 
And  will  he  from  his  radiant  throne 
Regard  our  temples  as  his  own  ? 

2  These  walls  we  to  thy  honour  raise ; 
Long  may  they  echo  with  thy  praise ; 
And  thou,  descending,  fill  the  place 
With  choicest  blessings  of  thy  grace. 

3  And  in  the  great  decisive  day. 
When  God  the  nations  shall  survey, 
May  it  before  the  world  appear, 
That  crowds  were  born  to  glory,  here. 

Doddridge 

405.  l.  m. 

An  Evening  Hymn. 

1  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone  : 
Slow  o'er  the  west  the  shadows  rise ; 
Swift  the  soft  stealing  hours  have  flown, 
And  night's  dark  mantle  veils  the  skies. 

2  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone, 
Swept  from  the  records  of  the  year ; 
And  still,  with  each  successive  sun, 
Life's  fading  visions  disappear. 

3  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone 
To  join  the  fugitives  before ; 
And  I,  when  life's  employ  is  done, 
Shrill  sleep,  to  wake  in  time  no  more. 

f328) 


PJUVA1  K.  OF.VOTIOX,  &r. 

4  Another  fleeting  day  is  gnno. 
But  soon  a  fairer  day  shall  rise, — 
A  day,  whose  never-setting  sun 

Shall  pour  its  light  o'er  cloudless  skirs. 

5  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone  ; 
In  solemn  silence  rest,  my  soul ! 
Bow  down  before  his  awful  throne, 
Who  bids  the  morn  and  evening  roll. 

t  Collyer's  Coll. 

406.  l.  m. 

On  the  Death  of  a  Child. 

1  As  the  sweet  flower  which  scents  the  morn. 
But  withers  in  the  rising  day, 

Thus  lovely  seemed  the  infant's  dawn ! 
Thus  swiftly  fled  his  life  away ! 

2  Ere  sin  could  blight,  or  sorrow  fade, 
Death  timely  came  with  friendly  care  ; 
The  opening  bud  to  heaven  conveyed. 
And  bade  it  bloom  for  ever  there. 

3  Yet  the  sad  hour  that  took  the  boy 
Perhaps  has  spared  a  heavier  doom, 
Snatched  him  from  scenes  of  guilty  joy, 
Or  from  the  pangs  of  ills  to  come. 

4  He  died  before  his  infant  soul 

Had  ever  burned  with  wrong  desire ; 
Had  ever  spurned  at  Heaven's  control. 
Or  ever  quenched  its  sacred  fire. 

5  He  died  to  sin,  he  died  to  care ; 
But  for  a  moment  felt  the  rod, 
Then,  springing  "on  the  viewless  air, 
Spread  his  light  wings,  and  soared  to  God. 

(32<^  D  d  2  +  Belfast  Select 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

407.  L.  M. 

A  Morning  Hymn. 

1  Awake,  my  soul !  and  with  the  sun 
Thy  daily  stage  of  duty  run ; 
Shake  off  dull  sloth,  and  joyful  rise 
To  pay  thy  morning  sacrifice. 

2  By  influence  of  the  light  divine, 
Let  thine  own  light  to  others  shine ; 
Reflect  all  heaven's  propitious  rays, 
In  ardent  love  and  cheerful  praise. 

3  Lord !  I  my  vows  to  thee  renew ; 
Scatter  my  sins  as  morning  dew ; 

Guard  my  first  springs  of  thought  and  will, 
And,  with  thyself,  my  spirit  fill. 

4  Direct,  control,  suggest,  this  day, 
All  I  design,  or  do,  or  say ; 

That  all  my  powers,  with  all  their  might, 
In  thy  sole  glory  may  unite. 

5  All  praise  to  thee  who  safe  hast  kept, 
And  hast  refreshed  me  while  I  slept : 
Grant,  Lord !  when  I  from  death  shall  wake, 
I  may  of  endless  life  partake. 

Bp.  Ken. 

408.  s.  m. 

The  Birth  of  Christ.    Luke  ii.  14. 

1       Behold  !  the  grace  appears, — 
The  blessing  promised  long ; 
Angels  announce  the  Saviour  near 
Tn  this  triumphant  sons  : 

(330) 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  ^ 

2  ■  Glory  to  God  on  high, 

And  heavenly  peace  on  earth, 
Good  will  to  men,  to  angels,  joy, 
At  the  Redeemer's  birth!' 

3  In  worship  so  divine 

Let  saints  employ  their  tongues ; 
With  the  celestial  host  we  join, 
And  loud  repeat  their  songs  : 

4  Glory  to  God  on  high, 

And  heavenly  peace  on  earth ; 
Good  will  to  men,  to  angels,  joy, 
At  our  Redeemer's  birth ! 

Watts. 

409.  s.  m. 

Support  in  Death.     Ps.  xxiii. 

1  Behold  the  gloomy  vale, 
Which  thou,  my  soul !  must  tread, 

Beset  with  terrors  fierce  and  pale, 
That  leads  thee  to  the  dead. 

2  Ye  pleasing  scenes,  adieu ! 
Which  I  so  long  have  known : 

My  friends  !  a  long  farewell  to  you, 
For  I  must  pass  alone. 

3  But  see  !  a  ray  of  light, 
With  splendour  all  divine, 

Breaks  through  these  dreary  realms  of  night, 
And  makes  its  horrors  shine. 

4  WTiere  death,  where  darkness  reigns. 
Jehovah  is  my  stay ; 

His  rod  my  trembling  feet  sustains. 
His  staff  defends  my  way. 
'33^ 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCAS1 

5       Great  Shepherd !  lead  me  on  : 
My  soul  disdains  to  fear ; 
Death's  gloomy  phantoms  all  are  flown, 
Now  life's  great  Lord  is  near. 

Doddridge. 

410.  c.  m. 

Benefit  of  Afflictions,  and  Support  under  them.     Ps.  cxix. 

1  Consider  all  my  sorrows,  Lord ! 

And  thy  deliverance  send : 
My  soul  for  thy  salvation  faints  ; — 
When  will  my  troubles  end  ? 

2  Yet  1  have  found  'tis  good  for  me 

To  bear  my  Father's  rod  ; 
Afflictions  make  me  learn  thy  law. 
And  live  upon  my  God. 

3  This  is  the  comfort  I  enjoy, 

When  new  distress  begins  ; 
I  read  thy  word,  I  run  thy  way, 
And  hate  my  former  sins. 

4  Had  not  thy  word  been  my  delight, 

When  earthly  joys  were  fled, 
My  soul,  oppressed  with  sorrow's  weight, 
Had  sunk  among  the  dead. 

5  I  know  thy  judgments,  Lord !  are  right, 

Though  they  may  seem  severe  ; 
The  sharpest  sufferings  I  endure 
Flow  from  thy  faithful  care. 

6  Before  I  knew  thy  chastening  rod, 

My  feet  were  apt  to  stray ; 
But  now  I  learn  to  keep  thy  word, 
Nor  wander  from  thy  way. 

Watts. 

(332) 


PRIVATE  DEV0TI0X,  fco. 

411.    L.    M. 

*  This  do  in  Remembrance  of  me.'     1  Cor.  xi.  24. 

1  '  Eat,  drink,  in  memory  of  your  friend  :'— 
Such  was  our  Master's  last  request ; 

Who  all  the  pangs  of  death  endured, 
That  we  might  live  for  ever  blessed. 

2  Yes,  we'll  record  thy  matchless  love, 
Thou  kindest,  tenderest,  best  of  friends ! 
Thy  dying  love,  the  noblest  praise 

Our  hearts  can  offer  thee,  transcends. 

3  'Tis  pleasure  more  than  earth  can  give 
Thy  goodness  through  these  veils  to  see : 
Thy  table  food  celestial  yields, 

And  happy  they  who  sit  with  thee. 

Dublin  Coll.  altU 

412.     8,   8,  6   M. 

Serious  Reflections  on  the  Uncertainty  of  Life. 

1  Eternal  bliss,  and  lasting  wo, 
Hang  on  this  span  of  life  below, 

This  short,  uncertain  breath  ; 
My  heavenly  Father  only  knows, 
Whether  another  day  shall  close, 

Ere  I  expire  in  death. 

2  Before  thy  throne,  great  God  !  I  bow, 
And,  in  these  solemn  moments,  now 

Would  learn  my  real  state  ; 
While  life,  and  health,  and  time  endure, 
May  I  thy  pardoning  grace  secure.. 

Before  it  be  too  late. 
(335) 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

3  If  in  destruction's  road  I  stray, 
Teach  me  to  choose  that  better  way 

Which  leads  to  joys  on  high ; 
My  soul  renew,  my  sins  forgive  : 
Nor  let  me  ever  dare  to  live, 
Such  as  I  dare  not  die. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

413.  c.  m. 

On  Occasion  of  a  Destructive  Fire. 

1  Eternal  God !  our  humbled  souls 

Before  thy  presence  bow : 
With  all  thy  magazines  of  wrath, 
How  terrible  art  thou  ! 

2  Fanned  by  thy  breath,  whole  sheets  of  flame 

Like  a  wild  deluge  pour  ; 
And  all  our  confidence  of  wealth 
Lies  mouldered  in  an  hour. 

3  Led  on  by  thee,  in  horrid  pomp, 

Destruction  rears  its  head  ; 
And  blackened  walls,  and  smoking  heaps. 
Through  all  the  streets  are  spread. 

4  Lord !  in  the  dust  we  lay  us  down, 

And  mourn  thy  righteous  ire  ; 
Yet  bless  the  hand  of  guardian  love, 
That  snatched  us  from  the  fire. 

5  O  may  we  view,  with  dauntless  eyes. 

The  last  tremendous  day, 
When  earth  and  seas,  and  stars  and  skies, 
In  flames  shall  melt  away ! 

Doddridge. 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  &.<.. 

414.  c.  m. 

The  aged  Christian's  Reflections  and  Hopes. 

1  Eternal  Sire  !  enthroned  on  high, 

Whom  heavenly  hosts  adore  ; 
Who  yet  to  suppliant  dust  art  nigh ! 
Thy  presence  I  implore. 

2  O  guide  me  down  the  steep  of  age, 

And  keep  my  passions  cool ; 
Teach  me  to  scan  the  sacred  page, 
And  practise  every  rule ! 

3  My  flying  years  time  urges  on  ; 

What's  human  must  decay  ; 
My  friends,  my  youth's  companions  gone. 
Can  I  expect  to  stay  ? 

4  Ah  !  no  : — then  smooth  the  mortal  hour ; 

On  thee  my  hope  depends  ; 

Support  me  with  almighty  power, 

While  dust  to  dust  descends. 

Williams'  Coll. 

415.   L.   M. 

The  Year  crowned  with  Goodness.     Ps.  lxv.  11. 

1  Eternal  Source  of  every  joy  ! 
Well  may  thy  praise  our  lips  employ, 
While  in  thy  temple  we  appear. 

Whose  goodness  crowns  the  circling  year. 

2  Wide  as  the  wheels  of  nature  roll, 

Thy  hand  supports  and  guides  the  whole  ; 
By  thee  the  sun  is  taught  to  rise, 
And  darkness  when  to  veil  the  skies. 
335) 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASION S, 

3  The  flowery  spring,  at  thy  command, 
Embalms  the  air,  and  paints  the  land ; 
The  summer  suns  with  vigour  shine, 
To  raise  the  corn  and  cheer  the  vine. 

4  Thy  hand  in  autumn  richly  pours 
Through  all  our  coasts,  redundant  stores ; 
And  winters,  softened  by  thy  care, 

No  more  a  face  of  horror  wear. 

0  Seasons,  and  months,  and  weeks,  and  days, 
Demand  successive  hymns  of  praise ; 
Still  be  the  cheerful  homage  paid, 

With  morning  light,  and  evening  shade. 

8  O  may  our  more  harmonious  tongues 
Hereafter  join  in  nobler  songs ; 
And  in  those  brighter  courts  adore, 
Where  days  and  years  revolve  no  more ! 

Doddridge. 

416.  c.  m. 

Secret  Devotion.    Mat.  vi.  6. 

1  Father  divine !  thy  piercing  eye 

Looks  through  the  shades  of  night ; 
In  deep  retirement  thou  art  nigh, 
With  heart-discerning  sight. 

2  There  shall  that  piercing  eye  survey 

My  duteous  homage,  paid 
With  every  morning's  dawning  ray, 
And  every  evening's  shade. 

3  I'll  leave  behind  each  earthly  care  ; 

To  thee  my  soul  shall  soar ; 
While  grateful  praise,  and  fervent  prayer, 
Emplov  the  silent  hour. 

(336) 


PKIVATE  DEVOTION,  a 

4  80  shall  the  sun  in  smiles  arise ; 
The  day  shall  close  in  peace ; 
So  wilt  thou  train  me  for  the  skies, 
Where  joy  shall  never  cease. 

Doddridge. 

417.  8,  8,  6  M. 

The  Parent's  Prayer. 

1  Father  of  all !  whose  sovereign  will 
Hath  called  thy  servant  to  fulfil 

The  parent's  tender  part ; 
With  gifts  and  graces  from  above, 
With  calmest  care,  and  wisest  love, 

Instruct  my  erring  heart. 

2  O  may  I  every  moment  see 
The  end  for  which  alone  to  me 

Thou  hast  my  children  given ! 
A  blessed  instrument  divine, 
Through  thee,  to  make  and  keep  them  thine. 

And  train  them  up  for  heaven : 

3  My  first  concern,  their  souls  to  rear, 
And,  principled  with  godly  fear, 

In  virtue's  paths  to  lead ; 
The  hunger  after  thee,  excite, 
And  stir  them  up  with  all  their  might 

To  seek  their  living  bread. 

4  Thou,  Lord !  my  every  wish  prevent, 
And  guard  whom  thou  to  me  hast  lent, 

And  guide  them  by  thine  eye ; 
Conduct, — or  to  thyself  receive  : 
O  let  them  to  thy  glory  live, 
Or  innocently  die ! 

t  Charles  Wesley,  alt'd. 
f337^  E  e 


i'OR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

418.  L.  M. 

Family  Duties  and  Blessings.     Gen.  xviii.  19. 

1  Father  of  men !  thy  care  we  bless, 
Which  crowns  our  families  with  peace  : 
From  thee  they  sprung,  and  by  thy  hand 
Their  root  and  branches  are  sustained. 

2  To  God,  most  worthy  to  be  praised, 
Be  our  domestic  altars  raised ; 

Though  Lord  of  heaven,  he  deigns  to  dwell 
With  saints  in  their  obscurest  cell. 

3  To  him  let  each  united  house, 
Morning  and  night,  present  their  vows  ; 
And  servants  with  the  rising  race, 

Be  taught  his  precepts,  and  his  grace. 

4  Then  shall  the  charms  of  wedded  love 
Still  more  delightful  blessings  prove ; 
And  parents'  hearts  shall  overflow 
With  joys  that  parents  only  know. 

5  O  may  each  future  age  proclaim 
The  honours  of  thy  glorious  name  ; 
While  pleased,  and  thankful,  we  remove 
To  join  thy  family  above ! 

Doddridge. 

419.  L.  M. 

*  Some  trust  in  Chariots,  and  some  in  Horses :'    Ps.  xx.  7. 

1  For  safety  in  the  evil  day, 
Some  trust  to  strength,  to  wealth,  or  speed ; 
But  vain  is  mammon's  bright  array, 
The  rapid  car,  and  warrior  steed. 

(338) 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  fce. 

2  If  heaven  but  frown, — they  fade,  they  fly, — 
An  arm  unseen  consumes  their  might ; 
They  faint,  they  totter,  sink,  and  die. 
Oppressed  by  everlasting  night. 

3  But  we  to  God,  the  wise  and  just, 
Will  lift  the  voice  of  prayer  and  praise  ; 
In  his  almighty  arm  we  trust, 

And  in  his  name  our  banner  raise. 

t  Drummond. 

420.    8&7s.   M. 
Desires  after  Christian  Obedience. 

1  From  the  table  now  retiring, 

Which  for  us  the  Lord  hath  spread, 
May  our  souls,  refreshment  finding, 
Grow  in  all  things  like  our  Head. 

2  His  example  by  beholding, 

May  our  lives  his  image  bear; 
Him  our  Lord  and  Master  calling, 
His  commands  may  we  revere. 

3  Love  to  God  and  man  displaying, 

Walking  steadfast  in  his  way, — 
Joy  attend  us  in  believing ! 

Peace  from  God,  through  endless  day! 

Exeter  Coll 

421.   L.   M. 

An  Evening  Hymn. 

1  Glory  to  thee,  my  God !  this  night, 
For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light : 
Keep  me,  O  keep  me,  King  of  kings  i 
Beneath  thine  own  almightv  winsrs ! 
rssw 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

2  Forgive  me,  Lord !  through  thy  dear  Son. 
The  ill  that  I  this  day  have  done, 

That  with  the  world,  myself,  and  thee, 
I,  ere  I  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 

3  O  may  my  soul  on  thee  repose, 

And  with  sweet  sleep  mine  eyelids  close ! 
Sleep  that  shall  me  more  vigorous  make 
To  serve  my  God  when  I  awake. 

4  Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow : 
Praise  him,  all  creatures  here  below ! 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  choir ! 

O  may  his  praise  my  soul  inspire ! 

Bp.  Ken.  alt'd. 

422.  p.  m. 

A  Hymn  for  Charity  Children. 

1  God  of  glory !  God  of  love ! 
Lord  of  all  the  worlds  above  ! 
Thee  we  bless  for  daily  food, 
Thee  we  bless  for  every  good. 

Thee  we  sing,  with  loud  acclaim, 
Praising  thy  all-glorious  name. 

2  More  than  all,  we  praise  thee,  Lord ! 
For  the  blessings  of  thy  word, 

For  the  tidings  Jesus  brought, 
For  the  precepts  Jesus  taught. 
Thee  we  sing,  &c. 

3  Gracious  Father!  heavenly  King! 
Feeble  lips  presume  to  sing; 
Infant  voices  humbly  raise 
Grateful,  fervent  songs  of  praise. 

Thee  we  sing,  &c. 

Broadmead  Coll. 

T340> 


PR]  . 

423.  c.  m. 

Phe  aged  Christian's  Prayer.     Vs.  lxxi.  17,  !8. 

1  God  of  my  childhood,  and  my  youth. 

The  guide  of  all  my  days ! 
I  have  declared  thy  heavenly  truth, 
And  seen  thy  wondrous  ways. 

2  Wilt  thou  forsake  my  hoary  hairs. 

And  leave  my  fainting  heart  ? 
Who  shall  sustain  my  sinking  years, 
If  God,  my  Strength,  depart  ? 

3  Let  me  thy  power  and  truth  proclaim 

To  the  surviving  age  ; 
And  leave  a  savour  of  thy  name, 
When  I  shall  quit  the  stage. 

4  The  land  of  silence  and  of  death 

Awaits  my  next  remove  : 
O  may  these  poor  remains  of  breath 
Proclaim  thy  boundless  love ! 

Watts. 

424.  l.  m. 

Praise  to  God  through  the  whole  of  Existence.    Ps.  cxlvi.  2. 

1  God  of  my  life,  through  all  its  days 

My  grateful  powers  shall  sound  thy  praise ; 
The  song  shall  wake  with  dawning  light. 
And  cheer  the  dark  and  silent  night. 

2  When  anxious  cares  would  break  my  rest, 
And  griefs  would  rend  my  throbbing  breast, 
Thy  tuneful  praises,  raised  on  high, 

Shall  check  the  murmur  and  the  sigh. 

3  When  death  o'er  nature  shall  prevail, 
And  all  the  powers  of  language  fail. 


*0R  PARTICULAR  OCCASION. 

Joy  through  my  swimming  eyes  shall  break, 
And  look  the  thanks  I  cannot  speak. 
4  But  Oh !  when  that  blessed  morn  is  come, 
Which  breaks  the  slumbers  of  the  tomb, 
With  what  glad  accents  shall  I  rise 
To  join  the  music  of  the  skies ! 

Doddridge. 

425.  10 &  lis.  m. 

Reflections  in  the  Review  of  departed  Days. 

2  God  of  the  changing  year !  whose  arm  of  power 
In  safety  leads  through  danger's  darkest  hour ; 
Here,  in  thy  temple,  bow  thy  creatures  down 
To  bless  thy  mercy,  and  thy  might  to  own : 
c  Thee  first,  thee  last,'  the  source  and  spring  of  blessing, 
From  age  to  age,  from  sire  to  son  confessing. 

2  Thine  are  the  beams  that  cheer  us  on  our  way, 
And  pour  around  the  gladdening  light  of  day ; 
Thine  is  the  night,  and  the  fair  orbs  that  shine 
To  cheer  its  hours  of  darkness, — all  are  thine : 

Thy  hand  hath  fixed  the  seasons'  sure  succession, 
And  marked  the  circling  year's  complete  progression- 

3  If  round  our  path  the  thorns  of  sorrow  grew, 
And  mortal  friends  were  faithless, — thou  werttrue; 
Did  sickness  shake  the  frame,  or  anguish  tear 
The  wounded  spirit, — thou  wert  present  there  ; 

Where'er  we  roved,  our  wandering  steps  attending, 
With  outstretched  arm  our  heads  from  ill  defending. 

4  Yet,  when  our  hearts  review  departed  days, 
How  vast  thy  mercies  !  how  remiss  our  praise  ! 
Well  may  we  dread  thine  awful  eye  to  meet, 
Bend  at  thy  throne,  and  worship  at  thy  feet ; 

Well  may  we  bow  in  silent  shame  before  thee, 
And  bless  the  clouds  that  scatter  darkness  o'er  thee. 


PRIVATE  D     . 

5  O  lend  thine  ear,  and  lift  our  voice  to  thee . 

Where'er  we  dwell,  there  let  thy  mercy  be  : 

From  year  to  year,  still  nearer  to  thy  shrine 

Draw  our  frail  hearts,  and  make  them  wholly  thine ; 

*  Thee  first,  thee  last,'  the  source  and  spring  of  blessing, 

From  youth  to  age,  in  life,  in  death  confessing. 

t  E.  Taylor. 

426.  l.  m. 

Life  precarious.     Jer.  xxviii.  16. 

1  God  of  our  lives  !  thy  constant  care 
With  blessings  crowns  each  opening  year : 
These  lives,  so  frail,  thy  love  prolongs, 
And  wakes  anew  our  annual  songs. 

2  How  many  precious  souls  are  fled 
To  the  dark  regions  of  the  dead, 
Since,  from  this  day,  the  circling  sun 
Through  his  last  yearly  course  has  run  ! 

3  We  yet  survive  ;  but  who  can  say, 

Or  through  the  year,  or  month,  or  day. 
He  shall  retain  his  vital  breath, 
Secure  from  all  attacks  of  death  ? 

4  That  breath  is  thine,  Eternal  God ! 
Thine,  to  determine  our  abode ; 
We  hold  our  lives  from  thee  alone, 
On  earth,  or  in  the  world  unknown. 

5  To  thee  we  all  our  powers  resign  ; 
Make  us  and  own  us  still  as  thine ; 
Then  shall  we  have  no  cause  for  fear, 
Though  death  should  blast  the  rising  year. 

6  While  time's  impetuous  tide  rolls  on. 
We  know  that  we  must  soon  be  gone : 
O  may  we  reach  the  eternal  shore 
Where  time  and  death  are  known  no  more ! 
n"^  TVrtrtridec.  alt'd 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

427.  s.  m. 

The  Designs  of  Providence  in  the  Changes  of  the  World. 

1  God,  to  correct  the  world, 
In  wrath  is  slow  to  rise ; 

But  comes  at  length,  in  thunder  clothed, 
And  darkness  veils  the  skies. 

2  His  banners,  lifted  high, 
The  nations'  God  declare ; 

And  stained  with  blood,  with  terrors  marked, 
Spread  wonder  and  despair. 

3  All  earthly  pomp  and  pride, 
Are  in  his  presence  lost, 

Empires  o'erturned,  thrones,  sceptres,  crown; 
In  wild  confusion  tossed. 

4  While  war  and  wo  prevail, 
And  desolation  wide ; 

In  God,  the  sovereign  Lord  of  all, 
The  righteous  still  confide. 

5  Mysterious  is  the  course 
Of  his  tremendous  way  : 

His  path  is  in  the  trackless  winds, 
And  in  the  foaming  sea. 

G       Yet,  though  now  wrapped  in  clouds 
And  from  our  view  concealed, 
The  righteous  Judge  will  soon  appear, 
In  majesty  revealed. 

7       He'll  curb  the  lawless  power, 
The  deadly  wrath  of  man ; 
And  all  the  windings  will  unfold 
Of  his  own  gracious  plan. 

Jervis. 

T344> 


DEVOTION, 

428.  c.  m. 

On  opening  a  new  Place  of  Worship. 

1  Greatest  of  beings !  Source  of  good ! 

We  bow  before  thy  throne, 
Which  from  eternity  hath  stood, 
And  worship  thee  alone. 

2  No  bounds  thy  high  perfections  know ; 

They  fill  creation  wide  : 
And  wilt  thou  visit  men  below  ? 
Wilt  thou  on  earth  abide  ? 

3  Wilt  thou  vouchsafe  thy  presence  here, 

And  shed  propitious  rays, 
While  with  united  hands  we  rear 
An  altar  to  thy  praise  ? 

4  Here,  then,  in  every  heart  be  found 

The  dwelling  of  thy  choice ; 
And  here  be  heard  that  sweetest  sound, 
The  cheerful,  thankful  voice. 

5  Here  may  the  mind,  while  sunk  in  woes, 

And  comfort  long  delays, 
On  mercy's  gentle  breast  repose, 
And  change  its  sighs  for  praise. 

6  May  love,  with  sweet  resistless  force, 

Compel  her  guests  to  come  ; 
Arrest  the  sinner's  downward  course, 
And  call  the  wanderer  home. 

7  While  life  eternal  all  pursue, 

Here  may  the  way  be  shown, 
To  know  thyself,  God  only  true, 
And  Christ  thv  chosen  Son. 

Philadelphia  Select,  alt'd. 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

429.  l.  m. 

Public  Humiliation. 

1  Great  Framer  of  unnumbered  worlds ! 
And  whom  unnumbered  worlds  adore, 
Whose  goodness  all  thy  creatures  share, 
While  nature  trembles  at  thy  power ! 

2  Thine  is  the  hand,  that  moves  the  spheres, 
That  wakes  the  wind,  and  lifts  the  sea ; 
And  man,  who  moves  the  lord  of  earth, 
Acts  but  the  part  assigned  by  thee. 

3  While  suppliant  crowds  implore  thine  aid, 
To  thee  we  raise  the  humble  cry ; 
Thine  altar  is  the  contrite  heart, 

Thine  incense,  a  repentant  sigh. 

4  O  may  our  land,  in  this  her  hour, 
Confess  thy  hand,  and  bless  the  rod ; 
By  penitence  make  thee  her  Friend, 
And  tind  in  thee  a  guardian  God ! 

Dyer,  alt'd. 

430  l.  m. 

Praise  for  National  Blessings. 

1  Great  God !  beneath  whose  piercing  eye 
The  earth's  extended  kingdoms  lie  ; 
Whose  favouring  smile  upholds  them  all, 
Whose  anger  smites  them,  and  they  fall ! 

2  We  bow  before  thy  heavenly  throne  : 
Thy  power  we  see,  thy  goodness  own ; 
Yet,  cherished  by  thy  milder  voice, 
Our  bosoms  tremble  and  rejoice. 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  fee. 

3  Thy  kindness  to  our  fathers  shown, 
Their  children's  children  long  shall  own ; 
To  thee,  with  grateful  hearts,  shall  raise 
The  tribute  of  exulting  praise. 

4  Safe,  under  thine  unerring  aid, 
Secure  the  paths  of  life  we  tread ; 
And  freely  as  the  vital  air 

Thy  first  and  noblest  bounties  share. 

5  O  God !  our  Guardian,  and  our  Friend, 
O  still  thy  sheltering  arm  extend ! 
Preserved  by  thee  for  ages  past, 

For  ages  let  thy  kindness  last. 

t  Roscoe. 

431.  L.  M. 

The  Goodness  of  God  in  the  Seasons. 

1  Great  God !  at  whose  all-powerful  call 
At  first  arose  this  beauteous  frame, 

By  thee  the  seasons  change,  and  all 
The  changing  seasons  speak  thy  name. 

2  Thy  bounty  bids  the  infant  year, 
From  winter  storms  recovered  rise, 
When  thousand  grateful  scenes  appear, 
Fresh  opening  to  our  wondering  eyes. 

3  O  how  delightful  'tis  to  see 

The  earth  in  vernal  beauty  dressed ; 
While  in  each  herb,  and  flower,  and  tree, 
Thy  blooming  glories  shine  confessed ! 

4  Aloft,  full  beaming,  reigns  the  sun, 
And  light  and  genial  heat  conveys , 
And,  while  he  leads  the  seasons  on, 
From  thee  derives  his  quickening  ravs, 

'347) 


VOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS. 

5  Around  us,  in  the  teeming  field, 

Stands  the  rich  grain,  or  purpled  vine  5 

At  thy  command  they  rise,  to  yield 

The  strengthening  bread,  or  cheering  wine* 

C  Indulgent  God !  from  every  part 
Thy  plenteous  blessings  richly  flow ; 
We  see  ;  we  taste ; — let  every  heart 
With  grateful  love  and  duty  glow. 

Gent.  Magazine. 

432.  l.  m. 

Our  Years  crowned  with  Divine  Goodness. 

1  Great  God !  let  all  our  tuneful  powers 
Awake,  and  sing  thy  mighty  name  : 
Thy  hand  rolls  on  our  circling  hours, 
The  hand,  from  which  our  being  came. 

Seasons  and  moons,  revolving  round 
In  beauteous  order,  speak  thy  praise ; 
And  years,  with  smiling  mercy  crowned, 
To  thee,  successive  honours  raise. 

3  To  thee  we  raise  the  annual  song ; 
To  thee  the  grateful  tribute  give  ; 
Our  God  doth  still  our  years  prolong, 
And,  midst  unnumbered  deaths,  we  live. 

4  Each  changing  season  on  our  souls 
Its  sweetest,  kindest  influence  sheds  ; 
And  every  period,  as  it  rolls, 

Showers  countless  blessings  on  our  heads. 

5  Our  lives,  our  health,  our  friends,  we  owe 
All  to  thy  vast  unbounded  love ; 

Ten  thousand  precious  gifts  below, 
And  hope  of  nobler  joys  above. 

+  Heginbothatn. 


o 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  Ac. 

433.  l.  m. 

At  the  Dedication  of  a  Place  of  Worship,  or  an  Ordination 

1  Great  God !  the  followers  of  thy  Son, 
We  bow  before  thy  mercy-seat, 

To  worship  thee,  the  Holy  One, 
And  pour  our  wishes  at  thy  feet, 

2  O  grant  thy  blessing  here  to-day ! 
O  give  thy  people  joy  and  peace  I 
The  tokens  of  thy  love  display, 
And  favour,  that  shall  never  cease. 

3  We  seek  the  truth  which  Jesus  brought ; 
His  path  of  light,  we  long  to  tread ; 
Here  be  his  holy  doctrines  taught, 

And  here,  their  purest  influence  shed. 

4  May  faith,  and  hope,  and  love  abound ; 
Our  sins  and  errors  be  forgiven  ; 

And  we,  in  thy  great  day,  be  found 

Children  of  God,  and  heirs  of  heaven. 

* 

434.  l.  m. 

God  our  Supporter  and  Preserver.     Acta  xxvi.  22. 

1  Great  God !  we  sing  that  mighty  hand 
By  which  supported,  still  we  stand  : 
The  opening  year  thy  mercy  shows ; 
That  mercy  crowns  it  to  its  close. 

2  By  day,  by  night,  at  home,  abroad, 
Still  we  are  guarded  by  our  God ; 
By  his  incessant  bounty  fed, 

By  his  unerring  counsel  led. 
(349)  F  f 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

3  With  grateful  hearts  the  past  we  own ; 
The  future,  all  to  us  unknown, 

To  thee  commit  in  humble  prayer, 
And  banish  every  anxious  care. 

4  In  scenes  exalted  or  depressed, 
Thou  art  our  joy,  and  thou  our  rest, 
Thy  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise, 
Unchanged  through  all  our  changing  days. 

5  When  death  shall  interrupt  these  songs, 
And  seal  in  silence  mortal  tongues, 

In  better  worlds  our  souls  shall  boast 
Our  helper,  God,  our  joy,  our  trust. 

Doddridge,  alt'd. 

435.    8,  8,  6   M. 

Humility  implored  by  the  Young. 

1  Great  Lord  of  all  things,  Power  divine ! 
Breathe  on  this  erring  heart  of  mine 

Thy  grace  serene  and  pure  : 
Defend  my  frail,  my  feeble  youth ; 
And  teach  me  this  important  truth, 

The  humble  are  secure. 

2  Yon  tower,  which  lifts  its  head  so  high, 
And  bids  defiance  to  the  sky, 

Invites  the  hostile  winds  ; 
Yon  branching  oak,  extending  wide, 
Provokes  destruction  by  its  pride, 

And  courts  the  fall  it  finds. 

3  Then  let  me  shun  the  ambitious  deed, 
And  all  the  dangerous  paths  which  lead 

To  honours  falsely  won  : 
Lord !  in  thy  sure  protection  blessed 
Submissive  will  I  ever  rest ; 

And  may  thy  will  be  done ! 

t  Liverpool  (Paradise  st.)  CoJL 
(350> 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION 

436.  h.  m. 

At  the  Settlement,  or  Ordination  of  a  Minister.     Zech.  iii.  6, 

1  Great  Lord  of  angels !  we  adore 
The  grace  that  builds  thy  courts  below ; 
And  mid  ten  thousand  sons  of  light, 
Stoops  to  regard  what  mortals  do. 

2  Amid  the  wastes  of  time  and  death 
Successive  pastors  thou  dost  raise, 
Thy  kingdom  and  thy  truth  to  spread, 
And  form  a  people  for  thy  praise. 

3  At  length,  dismissed  from  labouring  here, 
Thy  servants  join  the  angelic  band ; 
With  them,  through  distant  worlds  they  fly. 
With  them  before  thy  presence  stand . 

4  O  blessed  employment !  glorious  hope  ! 
Sweet  lenitive  of  grief  and  care  ! 

When  shall  we  reach  those  radiant  courts, 
And  all  their  joys  and  honours  share ! 

5  Yet,  while  these  labours  we  pursue, 
Though  distant  from  thy  heavenly  throne, 
Give  us  a  zeal  and  love  like  theirs, 

And  half  their  heaven  shall  here  be  known. 

Doddridge. 

437.  l.  m. 

Praise  for  National  Peace. 

1  Great  Ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies ! 
A  word  of  thine  almighty  breath 
Can  sink  the  world,  or  bid  it  rise : 
Thy  smile  is  life,  thv  frown  is  death. 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

2  When  angry  nations  rush  to  arms, 
And  rage,  and  noise,  and  tumult  reign. 
And  war  resounds  its  dire  alarms, 
And  slaughter  dyes  the  hostile  plain : 

3  Thy  sovereign  eye  looks  calmly  down, 

And  marks  their  course,  and  bounds  their  power ; 

Thy  law  the  angry  nations  own, 

And  noise  and  war  are  heard  no  more. 

4  Then  peace  returns  with  balmy  wings, 
Reviving  commerce  spreads  her  sails  ; 
The  fields  are  green,  and  plenty  sings 
Responsive  o'er  the  hills  and  vales. 

5  Thou  good  and  wise  and  righteous  Lord ! 
All  move  subservient  to  thy  will ; 

Both  peace  and  war  await  thy  word. 
And  thy  sublime  decrees  fulfil. 

6  To  thee  we  pay  our  grateful  songs, 
Thy  kind  protection  still  implore  ; 

0  may  our  hearts,  and  lives,  and  tongues, 
Confess  thy  goodness,  and  adore ! 

Mrs.  Steele. 

438.    8,8,6  M. 

Grateful  Acknowledgment  of  God's  constant  Goodness. 

1  Great  Source  of  unexhausted  good ! 
Who  giv'st  us  health,  and  friends,  and  food, 

And  peace,  and  calm  content ; 
Like  fragrant  incense,  to  the  skies, 
Let  songs  of  grateful  praises  rise. 

For  all  thy  blessings  lent. 

2  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  day, 
Thy  providence  attends  our  way, 

To  guard  as  and  to  guide ; 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION 

Thy  grace  directs  our  wandering  will. 
And  warns  us  lest  seducing  ill 
Allure  our  souls  aside. 

3  Thy  smiles,  with  a  reviving  light, 
Cheer  the  long  darksome  hours  of  night, 

And  gild  the  thickest  gloom  ; 
Thy  watchful  love,  around  our  bed, 
Doth  softly  like  a  curtain  spread, 

And  guard  the  peaceful  room. 

4  To  thee  our  lives,  our  all  we  owe, 
Our  peace  and  sweetest  joys  below. 

And  brighter  hopes  above  ; 
Then  let  our  lives,  and  all  that's  ours, 
Our  souls,  and  all  our  active  powers, 

Be  sacred  to  thy  love. 

5  Thus,  gracious  Father !  thee  we  praise  : 
And  while  our  feeble  songs  we  raise 

To  bless  thee  and  adore, 
Some  spark  of  heavenly  fire  impart. 
And  teach  each  humble,  grateful  heart. 

To  bless  and  love  thee  more. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

439.  c.  m. 

Advantages  of  Early  Religion. 

1  Happy  is  he  whose  early  years 

Receive  instruction  well ; 
Who  hates  th§  sinner's  path,  and  fears 
The  road  that  leads  to  hell. 

2  Youth,  when  devoted  to  the  Lord, 

Is  pleasing  in  his  eyes ; 
A  flower,  when  offered  in  the  bud. 

Is  no  vain  sacrifice. 
f353)  F  f  2 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASION, 

3  'Tis  easier  work,  if  we  begin 

To  fear  the  Lord  betimes  ; 
While  sinners,  who  grow  old  in  sin. 
Are  hardened  by  their  crimes. 

4  It  saves  us  from  a  thousand  snares 

To  mind  religion  young  ; 
With  joy  it  crowns  succeeding  years, 
And  makes  our  virtue  strong. 

5  To  thee,  Almighty  God !  to  thee 

Our  hearts  we  now  resign  : 
'Twill  please  us  to  look  back  and  see 
That  our  whole  lives  were  thine. 

6  O  may  the  work  of  prayer  and  praise, 

Employ  our  daily  breath ! 
Thus  we're  prepared  for  future  days, 
Or  fit  for  early  death. 

Watts. 

440.  c.  m. 

Hymn  for  a  Sunday  School. 

1  Hear,  Lord  !  the  song  of  praise  and  prayer, 

In  heaven  thy  dwelling-place, 
From  infants  made  the  public  care, 
And  taught  to  seek  thy  face ! 

2  Thanks  for  thy  word  and  for  thy  day ; 

And  grant  us,  we  implore, 
Never  to  waste  in  sinful  pl^y 
Thy  holy  sabbaths  more. 

3  Thanks  that  we  hear, — but  O  impart 

To  each,  desires  sincere, 
That  we  may  listen  with  our  heart, 
And  learn  as  well  as  hear ! 

(354) 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  fcc- 

4  Wisdom  and  bliss  thy  word  bestows, — 
A  sun  that  ne"er  declines  ; 
And  be  thy  mercies  showered  on  those 
Who  placed  us  where  it  shines ! 

t  Cowper. 

441.    L.    M. 

Death  and  Resurrection  of  Christ. 

1  He  dies,  the  Friend  of  sinners  dies ! 
Lo  !  Salem's  daughters  weep  around  ; 
A  solemn  darkness  veils  the  skies ; 

A  sudden  trembling  shakes  the  ground  : 
Here's  love  and  grief  beyond  degree ; 
The  Lord  of  glory  dies  for  men ; 
But  lo  !  what  sudden  joys  we  see, — 
Jesus,  the  dead,  revives  again. 

2  Break  off  your  tears,  ye  saints !  and  say 
How  high  your  great  Deliverer  reigns ; 
Sing  how  he  rose  to  endless  day, 

And  led  the  tyrant  death  in  chains : 
Say,  c  Live  for  ever,  glorious  King ! 
Born  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save !' 
Then  ask  the  monster,  '  Where's  thy  sting  ? 
And  where's  thy  victory,  boasting  grave  ?' 

Watts,  alt'd. 

442.  s.  m. 

Family  Affection  founded  on  Religious  Principles.     Ps.  cxxxiii. 

1  How  pleasing,  Lord !  to  see, 
How  pure  is  the  delight, 

When  mutual  love,  and  love  to  thee, 
A  family  unite  ! 

2  From  these  celestial  springs 
Such  streams  of  comfort  flow, 

As  no  increase  of  riches  brings, 
Nor  honours  ran  bpstow. 
(355) 


FOll  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

3  All  in  their  stations  move, 
And  each  performs  his  part, 

In  all  the  cares  of  life  and  love, 
With  sympathizing  heart. 

4  Formed  for  the  purest  joys, 
By  one  desire  possessed, 

One  aim  the  zeal  of  all  employs, — 
To  make  each  other  blessed. 

5  No  bliss  can  equal  theirs, 
Where  such  affections  meet ; 

While  mingled  praise  and  mingled  prayers 
Make  their  communion  sweet. 

6  'Tis  the  same  pleasure  fills 
The  breast  in  worlds  above ; 

Where  joy  like  morning  dew  distils, 
And  all  the  air  is  love. 

Watts. 

443.    10  &  11  s.   M. 

The  unfailing  Beneficence  of  God.    Ps.  cxxxvi.  1. 

1  House  of  our  God,  with  cheerful  anthems  ring, 
While  all  our  lips  and  hearts  his  goodness  sing; 
The  opening  year  his  bounties  shall  proclaim, 
And  all  its  days  be  vocal  with  his  name. 

The  Lord  is  good,  his  mercy  never  ending, 
His  blessings  in  perpetual  showers  descending. 

2  Thou  earth,  enlightened  by  his  rays  divine, 
Enriched  with  grass  and  corn,  and  oil  and  wine  ; 
Crowned  with  his  goodness,  let  thy  nations  meet, 
And  lay  their  crowns  at  his  paternal  feet ; 

With  grateful  love,  that  liberal  hand  confessing, 
Which  through  each  heart  diflfuseth  everv  blessing. 

(356) 


PRIVATE  DEV0T10.V,  &c. 

3  His  mercy  never  fails ;  the  dawn,  the  shade. 
Still  see  newbounties  through  new  scenes  display.  :d 
Succeeding  ages  bless  this  sure  abode, 

And  children  lean  upon  their  fathers'  God. 
The  deathless  soul  through  its  immense  duration, 
Drinks  from  this  source  immortal  consolation. 

4  Burst  into  praise,  my  soul !  all  nature,  join  ; 
Angels  and  men,  in  harmony  combine ! 
While  human  years  are  measured  by  the  sun, 
Yea,  while  eternity  its  course  shall  run, 

His  goodness  in  perpetual  showers  descending, 
Exalt  in  songs  and  raptures  never  ending ! 

Doddridge. 

444.  l.  p.  m. 

Thanksgiving  for  National  Prosperity. 

1  How  rich  thy  gifts,  Almighty  King ! 
From  thee  our  public  blessings  spring : 

The  extended  trade,  the  fruitful  skies. 
The  treasures  liberty  bestows, 
The  eternal  joys  the  gospel  shows, 

All  from  thy  boundless  goodness  rise. 

2  Here  commerce  spreads  the  wealthy  store. 
Which  pours  from  every  foreign  shore ; 

Science  and  art  their  charms  display  : 
Religion  teaches  us  to  raise 
Our  voices  to  our  Maker's  praise, 

As  truth  and  conscience  point  the  way. 

3  With  grateful  hearts,  with  joyful  tongues. 
To  God  we  raise  united  songs : 

Here  still  may  God  in  mercy  reign  : 
Crown  our  just  counsels  with  success. 
With  peace  and  joy  our  borders  bless. 

And  all  our  sacred  rights  maintain. 
(357>  Kippis. 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

445.  c.  m. 

A  general  Hymn  of  Praise. 

1  Indulgent  Father !  how  divine, 

How  rich  thy  bounties  are ! 
Through  nature's  ample  round  they  shine, 
Thy  goodness  to  declare. 

2  But  in  the  nobler  work  of  grace, 

What  sweeter  mercy  smiles, 
Reflected  from  the  Saviour's  face, 
And  every  fear  beguiles ! 

3  Such  wonders,  Lord !  while  I  survey, 

To  thee  my  thanks  shall  rise, 
When  morning  ushers  in  the  day, 
Or  evening  veils  the  skies. 

4  When  glimmering  life  resigns  its  flame. 

Thy  praise  shall  tune  my  breath ; 
The  sweet  remembrance  of  thy  name 
Shall  gild  the  shades  of  death. 

5  But  Oh !  how  blessed  my  song  shall  rise, 

In  a  seraphic  lay, 
When  all  thy  glories  meet  my  eyes 
Through  an  eternal  day ! 

Sowden, 

446.  c.  m. 

An  Evening  Hymn. 

i  Indulgent  God  !  whose  bounteous  care 
O'er  all  thy  works  is  shown ; 
O  let  my  grateful  praise  and  prayer 
Ascend  before  thv  throne  ! 

(35V) 


PRIVATE   DEVOTION,  fcc 

2  What  mercies  hath  this  day  bestowed ! 

How  largely  hast  thou  blessed ! 
My  cup  with  plenty  overflowed, 
With  cheerfulness  my  breast. 

3  Now  may  sweet  slumbers  close  my  eyes. 

From  pain  and  sickness  free ; 
And  let  my  waking  thoughts  arise, 
To  meditate  on  thee. 

4  So  bless  each  future  day  and  night, 

In  their  alternate  round  ; 
And,  after  death,  in  realms  of  light, 
May  I  with  Christ  be  found  ! 

Gentleman's  Magazine. 

447.  l.  m. 

The  innumerable  Mercies  of  God  thankfully  owned. 

1  In  glad  amazement,  Lord !  I  stand, 
Amidst  the  bounties  of  thy  hand : 
How  numberless  these  bounties  are, 
How  rich,  how  various,  and  how  fair ! 

2  But  Oh  !  what  poor  return  I  make  ! 
What  lifeless  thanks  I  pay  thee  back ! 
Lord  !  I  confess  with  humble  shame, 
My  offerings  scarce  deserve  the  name. 

3  Fain  would  my  labouring  heart  devise. 
To  bring  some  nobler  sacrifice  ; 

It  sinks  beneath  the  mighty  load  : 
What  shall  I  render  to  my  God  ! 

4  To  thee  I  consecrate  my  praise, 
And  vow  the  remnant  of  my  days ; 
Yet  what,  at  best,  can  I  pretend, 
Worthy  such  gifts  from  such  a  Friend ! 

(559) 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS. 

0  In  deep  abasement,  Lord !  I  see 
My  emptiness  and  poverty  : 
Give  me  a  likeness  more  divine, 
And  make  me  worthier  to  be  thine. 

6  Give  me  at  length  an  angel's  tongue, 
That  heaven  may  echo  with  my  song ; 
The  theme,  too  great  for  time,  shall  be 
The  joy  of  immortality. 

Doddridge. 

448.  l.  m. 

A  Morning  Hymn. 

1  In  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid, 
I  safely  passed  the  silent  night : 
Again  I  see  the  breaking  shade, 
Again  behold  the  morning  light. 

2  New-born,  I  bless  the  waking  hour ; 
Once  more,  with  awe,  rejoice  to  be ; 
My  conscious  soul  resumes  her  power, 
And  soars,  my  guardian  God !  to  thee. 

3  O  guide  me  through  the  various  maze 
My  doubtful  feet  are  doomed  to  tread ; 
And  spread  thy  shield's  protecting  blaze, 
Where  dangers  press  around  my  head ! 

4  A  deeper  shade  shall  soon  impend, 
A  deeper  sleep  my  eyes  oppress ; 

Yet  then  thy  strength  shall  still  defend, 
Thy  goodness  still  delight  to  bless. 

5  That  deeper  shade  shall  break  away ; 
That  deeper  sleep  shall  leave  my  eyes  : 
Thy  light  shall  give  eternal  day ; 

Thy  love,  the  rapture  of  the  skies. 

Hawkesworth. 

r3R(n 


.PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  &.. 

449.  c.  m. 

National  Trauquillity  and  Security  from  God. 

1  In  vain  opposing  nations  rage. 

If  God  with  us  abide ; 
One  word  of  his  dissolves  their  strength, 
And  humbles  all  their  pride. 

2  His  wisdom  sees  correction  meet ; — 

He  gives  the  dread  command, 
And  war  its  desolation  spreads 
Through  every  trembling  land. 

3  His  purpose  wrought, — again  he  speaks, 

And  desolations  cease ; 
War's  loud  alarms  are  heard  no  more, 
And  all  the  world  is  peace. 

4  Mortals !  adore  his  sovereign  power, 

Nor  dare  provoke  his  rod ; 
Through  all  your  various  tribes  be  still, 
And  know  that  he  is  God. 

Patrick. 

450.  l.  m. 

God  our  Father. 

1  Is  there  a  lone  and  dreary  hour 

When  worldly  pleasures  lose  their  power  ;- 
My  Father !  let  me  turn  to  thee, 
And  set  each  thought  of  darkness  free. 

2  Is  there  a  time  of  racking  grief, 
Which  scorns  the  prospect  of  relief; — 
My  Father!  break  the  cheerless  gloom. 
And  bid  my  heart  its  calm  resume. 

(36  n  Gs 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

Is  there  an  hour  of  peace  and  joy. 
When  hope  is  all  my  soul's  employ ; — 
My  Father !  still  my  hopes  will  roam, 
Until  they  rest  with  thee,  their  home. 

The  noon-tide  blaze,  the  midnight  scene, 
The  dawn,  or  twilight's  sweet  serene, 
The  sick,  nay  ev'n  the  dying  hour, 
Shall  own  my  Father's  grace  and  power. 

451.  s.  m. 

4  Is  it  such  a  Fast  that  I  have  chosen?'     Isa.  lviii.  5. 

1  i  Is  this  a  fast  for  me,' — 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  our  God, 

c  A  day  for  man  to  vex  his  soul 
And  feel  affliction's  rod  ? 

2  Like  bulrush  low  to  bow 
His  sorrow-stricken  head, 

With  sackcloth  for  his  inner  vest, 
And  ashes  round  him  spread : — 

3  Shall  day  like  this  have  power 
To  stay  the  avenging  hand, 

Efface  transgression,  or  avert 
My  judgments  from  the  land  ? 

4  No — is  not  this  alone 

The  sacred  fast  I  choose, — 
Oppression's  yoke  to  burst  in  twain, 
The  bands  of  guilt  unloose : 

5  To  nakedness  and  want, 
Your  food  and  raiment  deal, 

To  dwell  your  kindred  race  among. 


And  all  their  sufferings  heal 9 


(362> 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION, 

6       Then,  like  the  morning  ray, 

Shall  spring  your  health  and  light* 
Before  you,  righteousness  shall  shine. 
Behind,  my  glory  bright !' 

t  Drummonii 

452.  l.  m. 

Praise  to  the  God  of  the  Seasons.     Ps.  lxv. 

1  Jehovah  bids  the  morning  ray 
Smile  in  the  east,  and  bring  the  day : 
He  guides  the  sun's  declining  wheels 
Over  the  tops  of  western  hills. 

2  Seasons  and  times  obey  his  voice  ; 
The  evening  and  the  morn  rejoice 

To  see  the  earth  made  soft  with  shower? 
Laden  with  fruit,  and  dressed  in  flowers. 

3  'Tis  from  his  watery  stores  on  high 
He  gives  the  thirsty  land  supply ; 
His  silent  dews  enrich  the  ground, 
And  shed  the  hopes  of  harvest  round. 

4  The  desert  grows  a  fruitful  field  ; 
Abundant  fruit  the  valleys  yield  ; 
The  vales  resound  with  cheerful  voice. 
Till  distant  hills  repeat  their  joys. 

5  His  works  pronounce  his  power  divine  ; 
On  every  field  his  glories  shine ; 
Through  every  month  his  gifts  appear. 
And  joy  and  goodness  crown  the  year. 

Watts. 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

453.  l.  m. 

The  Memorial  of  our  absent  Lord. 

1  Jesus  is  gone  above  the  sky, 

Where  our  weak  senses  reach  him  not ; 

And  earthly  objects  court  our  eye, 

To  thrust  the  Saviour  from  our  thought. 

2  He  knows  what  wandering  hearts  we  have, 
How  weak  our  faith  and  hope  might  prove  i 
And,  to  refresh  our  minds,  he  gave 

This  kind  memorial  of  his  love. 

3  The  Lord  of  life  this  table  spread, 
With  emblems  of  his  flesh  and  blood : 
With  grateful  hearts,  we  break  this  bread, 
Remembering  him,  and  blessing  God. 

4  Be  sinful  pleasures  all  forgot, 

And  earth  grow  less  in  our  esteem  *, 
Christ  and  his  love  fill  every  thought, 
And  faith  and  hope  be  fixed  on  him ! 

f»  While  he  is  absent  from  our  sight, 
5Tis  to  prepare  for  us  a  place, 
That  we  may  dwell  in  heavenly  light, 
And  live  for  ever  near  his  face. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

454.  s.  m. 

The  Love  of  our  Saviour,  prompting  to  Christian  Love. 

1       Jesus,  the  Friend  of  man, 
Invites  us  to  his  board  ; 
The  welcome  summons  we  obey 
And  own  our  gracious  Lord. 

(304) 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  fee. 

2  Here  we  survey  that  love 
Which  spoke  in  every  breath, 

Prompted  each  action  of  his  life. 
And  triumphed  in  his  death. 

3  Here  let  our  powers  unite 
His  honoured  name  to  raise  ; 

Let  grateful  joy  fill  every  mind. 
And  every  voice  be  praise. 

4  One  faith,  one  hope,  one  Lord, 
One  God  alone  we  know ; 

Brethren  we  are  ;  let  every  heart 
With  kind  affections  glow. 

5  Warmed  with  our  Master's  love. 
And  thy  unmeasured  grace, 

Lord  !  let  our  thankful  hearts  expand. 
And  all  mankind  embrace. 

Watts,  partly. 

455.  p.  m. 

A  Morning  Hymn. 

1  Lauded  be  thy  name  for  ever, 
Thou  of  life  the  Guard  and  Giver! 
Thou  who  slumber'st  not,  nor  sleepest, 
Blessed  are  they  thou  kindly  keepest ! 
God  of  stillness  and  of  motion, 

Of  the  rainbow  and  the  ocean, 
Of  the  mountain,  rock,  and  river. 
Blessed  be  thy  name  for  ever ! 

2  God  of  evening's  yellow  ray ! 
God  of  yonder  dawning  day. 
That  rises  from  the  distant  sea 
Like  breathings  of  eternitv  ! 

(365^  G?2 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASION, 

Thine  the  flaming  sphere  of  light, 
Thine  the  darkness  of  the  night ! 
God  of  life,  that  fade  shall  never ! 
Glory  to  thy  name  for  ever ! 

t  Hogg,  alt'd. 

456.  c.  m. 

In  a  Thunder  Storm. 

1  Let  coward  guilt,  with  pallid  fear, 

To  sheltering  caverns  fly, 
And  justly  dread  the  awful  Power 
That  thunders  through  the  sky. 

2  Protected  by  that  hand,  whose  law 

The  threatening  storms  obey, 
Intrepid  virtue  smiles  secure 
As  in  the  blaze  of  day. 

3  In  the  thick  cloud's  tremendous  gloom, 

The  lightning's  lurid  glare, 
It  views  the  same  all-gracious  Power 
Which  breathes  the  vernal  air. 

4  Through  nature's  ever  varying  scene. 

By  different  ways  pursued, 
The  one  eternal  end  of  Heaven 
Is  universal  good. 

5  With  like  beneficent  effect 

O'er  flaming  aether  glows, 
As  when  it  tunes  the  linnet's  voice, 
And  blushes  in  the  rose. 

Q  When  through  creation's  vast  expanse 
The  last  dread  thunders  roll, 
Untune  the  concord  of  the  spheres, 
And  shake  the  guiltv  soul : 

(366) 


PRIVATE  DEVOTIOK,  lea 

7  Unmoved,  may  we  .the  final  storm 

Of  jarring  worlds  survey, 

That  ushers  in  the  tranquil  morn 

Of  everlasting  day. 

Mrs.  Carter. 

457.  c.  m. 

Hymn  for  those  who  have  returned  from  abroad.     Ps.  cvi. 

1  Let  songs  of  praise  from  all  below 

To  thee,  O  God  !  ascend, 
Whose  bounties  unexhausted  flow, 
Whose  mercies  know  no  end. 

2  But  chief  by  them  that  debt  be  paid, 

Midst  dangers  circling  round, 
Who  still  in  thy  almighty  aid 
Have  sure  protection  found. 

3  The  wandering  exile,  doomed  to  stray 

O'er  many  a  desert  wide  ; 
Who  fearless  takes  his  lonely  way, 
With  God  his  guard,  and  guide : — 

4  The  sailor,  on  the  swelling  sea, 

When  storms  impending  lower, 
Or  tempests  rage ;  who  trusts  in  thee. 
And  owns  thy  mighty*power  : — 

5  The  wretch,  who,  pressed  by  countless  woe- 

That  no  cessation  see, 
Still  bids  his  steadfast  hope  repose. 
Almighty  Lord !  on  thee  : 

6  All,  all  shall  join  to  bless  thy  name, 

Whose  heavenly  aid  they  prove ; 
As  all  have  felt,  let  all  proclaim 
Thy  boundless  power  and  love. 

New  Selection, 
<3W 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

458.  p.  m. 

Hymn  for  Easter. 

1  Lift  your  glad  voices  in  triumph  on  high, 
For  Jesus  hath  risen,  and  man  cannot  die. 

Vain  were  the  terrors  that  gathered  around  him, 
And  short  the  dominion  of  death  and  the  grave ; 
He  burst  from  the  fetters  of  darkness  that  bound  him, 
Resplendent  in  glory,  to  live  and  to  save. 

Loud  was  the  chorus  of  angels  on  high, 

4  The  Saviour  hath  risen,  and  man  shall  not  die.* 

2  Glory  to  God,  in  full  anthems  of  joy ; 

The  being  he  gave  us,  death  cannot  destroy. 

Sad  were  the  life  we  must  part  with  to-morrow, 
If  tears  were  our  birth-right,  and  death  were  our  end ; 
But  Jesus  hath  cheered  the  dark  valley  of  sorrow, 
And  bade  us,  immortal,  to  heaven  ascend. 

Lift  then  your  voices  in  triumph  on  high, 
For  Jesus  hath  risen,  and  man  shall  not  die. 

t  Christian  Disciple. 


45p.  c.  m. 


On  the  Death  of  a  Child. 

1  Life  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour ; — 

How  soon  the  vapour  flies ! 

Man  is  a  tender,  transient  flower, 

That  e'en  in  blooming  dies. 

2  The  once-loved  form,  now  cold  and  dead, 

Each  mournful  thought  employs  ; 
And  nature  weeps,  her  comforts  fled, 
And  withered  all  her  jovs. 

(368> 


PRIVATE  DEVOTIG.N 

3  But  wait  the  interposing  gloom. 

And,  lo  !  stern  winter  flies  ; 
And,  dressed  in  beauty's  fairest  bloom, 
The  flowery  tribes  arise. 

4  Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 

When  what  we  now  deplore, 

Shall  rise  in  full  immortal  prime, 

And  bloom,  to  fade  no  more. 

5  Then  cease,  fond  nature  !  cease  thy  tears 

Religion  points  on  high: 
There  everlasting  spring  appears, 
And  joys  that  cannot  die. 

Mrs.  Steele. 

460.  l.  n. 

Prospects  of  the  Real  Christian.     Vs.  xvii. 

1  Lord  !  I  am  thine  ;  but  thou  wilt  prove 
My  faith,  my  patience,  and  my  love  : 
Whatever  my  trials.  I  would  see 

Thy  hand  in  all,  and  bow  to  thee. 

2  What  sinners  value,  I  resign : 
Lord  !  'tis  enough  if  thou  art  mine  : 
I  shall  behold  thy  blissful  face, 

And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 

3  This  life's  a  dream,  an  empty  show. 
But  the  bright  world  to  which  I  ^o. 
Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere  : 
When  shall  I  wake  and  And  me  there  ! 

4  O  glorious  hour !  O  blessed  abode ! 
I  shall  be  near,  and  like  my  God ; 
And  flesh  and  sin  no  more  control 
The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  soul. 

(369) 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASION 

5  The  change  will  come ;  the  active  mind, 
To  earth's  low  scenes  no  more  confined, 
Shall  burst  the  chains  with  sweet  surprise, 
And  in  mj  Saviour's  image  rise. 

Watts. 

461.  s.  m. 

*  The  Promise  is  to  you  and  your  Children.'    Acts  ii.  39. 

1  Lord  !  what  our  ears  have  heard, 
Our  eyes  delighted  trace ; 

Thy  love  in  long  succession  shown 
To  every  rising  race. 

2  Our  children  thou  dost  claim, 
And  mark  them  out  for  thine ; 

Ten  thousand  blessings  to  thy  name 
For  goodness  so  divine. 

3  Thee,  let  the  fathers  own, 
And  thee,  the  sons  adore  : 

Joined  to  the  Lord  in  solemn  vows, 
To  be  forgot  no  more. 

4  Thy  covenant  may  they  keep, 
And  bless  the  happy  bands, 

Which  closer  still  engage  their  hearts 
To  honour  thy  commands. 

5  How  great  thy  mercies,  Lord ! 
How  plenteous  is  thy  grace, 

Which,  in  the  promise  of  thy  love. 
Includes  our  rising  race ! 

6  Our  offspring,  still  thy  care. 
Shall  own  their  fathers'  God, 

To  latest  times  thy  blessing  share, 
And  sound  thv  praise  abroad. 

Salisbury  Coll. 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  a.- 

462.  c.  m. 

Reflections  on  the  Circumstances  of  the  past  Year. 

1  Mark  how  the  swift-winged  minutes  fly, 

And  hours  still  hasten  on ! 
How  swift  the  circling  months  run  round ! 
How  soon  the  year  is  gone ! 

2  Let  me  indulge  the  serious  thought ; 

The  year  that's  past  review : 
What  good,  what  evil,  have  I  done  ? 
What  work  have  I  to  do  ? 

3  How  is  my  debt  of  love  increased 

To  that  sustaining  Power, 
Who  hath  upheld  my  feeble  frame, 
And  brought  me  to  this  hour ! 

4  For  all  thy  favours,  O  my  God ! 

Thy  goodness  I  adore  : 
Thou  hast  my  cup  with  blessings  filled, 
And  made  that  cup  run  o'er. 

5  For  thy  great  mercy's  sake,  forgive 

The  guilt  that  marks  the  year ; 
And  may  I  more  than  ever  strive     • 
To  keep  my  conscience  clear. 

6  What  shall  befall  in  future  life 

I  would  not,  Lord  !  inquire  : 
To  be  prepared  for  all  thy  will, — 
Be  this  my  chief  desire. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

37  V: 


FOR  PARTICULAR,  OCCAblOA^ 

463.  c.  m. 

The  Death  of  Kindred  improved. 

1  Must  friends  and  kindred  droop  and  die, 

Must  helpers  be  withdrawn, 
While  sorrow,  with  a  weeping  eye, 
Recounts  our  comforts  gone  ? 

2  Be  thou  our  comfort,  mighty  God! 

Our  Helper  and  our  Friend : 
Nor  leave  us  in  this  dangerous  road. 
Till  all  our  trials  end. 

3  O  may  our  feet  pursue  the  way 

Our  pious  fathers  led  ; 
With  love  and  holy  zeal  obey 
The  counsels  of  the  dead ! 

Watts. 

464.  l.  m. 

The  Daily  Goodness  of  God. 

1  My  God !  how  endless  is  thy  love ! 
Thy  gifts  are  every  evening  new ; 
And  morning  mercies  from  above 
Gently  distil,  like  early  dew. 

2  Thou  spread'st  the  curtains  of  the  night, 
Great  Guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours ! 
Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light, 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy  powers. 

3  I  yield  my  powers  to  thy  command ; 
To  thee  I  consecrate  my  days ; 
Perpetual  blessings  from  thy  hand 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 

Watts. 

(372) 


1'KIVATE  DEVOTION.  &c. 

465.  l.  m. 

Retirement  and  Meditation. 

1  My  God  !  permit  me  not  to  be 
A  stranger  to  myself  and  thee  : 
Amidst  ten  thousand  thoughts  I  rove, 
Forgetful  of  my  highest  love. 

2  Call  me  away  from  flesh  and  sense ; 
Thy  gracious  word  can  draw  me  thence : 
T  would  obey  the  voice  divine, 

And  all  inferior  joys  resign. 

3  Be  earth,  with  all  her  scenes,  withdrawn ; 
Let  noise  and  vanity  be  gone ; 

In  secret  silence  of  the  mind, 

My  heaven,  and  there  my  God,  I  find. 

Watts. 

466.  c.  m. 

On  Recovery  from  a  Dangerous  Sickness, 

1  My  God !  thy  service  well  demands 

The  remnant  of  my  days  ; 
Why  was  this  fleeting  breath  renewed 
But  to  renew  thy  praise  ? 

2  Thine  arms  of  everlasting  love 

Did  this  weak  frame  sustain, 
When  life  was  hovering  o'er  the  grave. 
And  nature  sunk  in  pain. 

3  Calmly  I  watched  my  ebbing  life  ; 

I  knew  thy  time  was  best ; 
Nor  feared  to  obey  my  Father's  call. 
To  his  eternal  rest. 


FOB  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

4  Into  thy  hands,  my  gracious  God ! 

Did  I  my  soul  resign ; 
And  humbly  trusted  in  thy  grace, 
For  pardoning  love  is  thine. 

5  Back  from  the  borders  of  the  grave, 

At  thy  command  I  come ; 
Nor  would  1  wish  a  speedier  flight 
To  my  celestial  home. 

6  Where  thou  appointest  mine  abode, 

There  would  I  choose  to  be ; 
For  in  thy  presence  death  is  life, 
And  earth  is  heaven  with  thee. 

Doddridge. 

467.  l.  m. 

God  our  Helper.     1  Sam.  vii.  12. 

1  Mv  Helper,  God !  I  bless  thy  name ! 
The  same  thy  power,  thy  grace  the  same : 
The  tokens  of  thy  friendly  care 

Open,  and  crown,  and  close  the  year. 

2  Amidst  ten  thousand  deaths  I  stand, 
Supported  by  thy  guardian  hand ; 
And  see,  when  I  survey  thy  ways, 
Ten  thousand  monuments  of  praise. 

3  Thus  far  thine  arm  hath  led  me  on ; 
Thus  far  I  make  thy  mercy  known ; 
And,  while  I  tread  this  desert  land, 
New  blessings  shall  new  songs  demand. 

4  My  grateful  soul  on  Jordan's  shore, 
Shall  raise  one  sacred  pillar  more : 
Then  bear,  in  thy  bright  courts  above, 
Inscriptions  of  immortal  love. 

Doddridge. 

(374) 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  fcc. 


468.  s.  m. 

Prayer  in  Sickness. 

1  My  Sovereign  !  to  thy  throne, 
With  humble  hope  I  press ; 

O  bow  thine  ear,  to  hear  the  groan 
Of  anguish  and  distress  ! 

2  My  life,  bowed  down  with  pain, 
Mourns  its  decaying  bloom  ; 

Lord  !  clothe  these  bones  with  flesh  again. 
And  spare  me  from  the  tomb. 

3  Without  one  murmuring  word, 
Thy  chastening  I  receive; 

But  with  submission  ask,  O  Lord ! 
A  merciful  reprieve. 

4  My  supplicating  voice, 
Unwearied,  I  will  raise : 

Say  to  thy  servant's  soul,  '  rejoice' 
And  fill  my  mouth  with  praise. 

Scott. 

469.  p.  m. 

Angels  proclaiming  the  Birth  of  Christ. 

No  war  nor  battle's  sound 

Was  heard  the  world  around ; 
No  hostile  chief*  to  furious  combat  ran ; 

But  peaceful  was  the  night, 

In  which  the  Prince  of  light 
His  reign  of  peace  upon  the  earth  began. 

The  shepherds  on  the  lawn, 

Before  the  point  of  dawn 
In  social  circle  sat ;  while  all  around 

The  gentle  fleecy  brood. 

Or  cropp'd  the  flowery  food, 
Or  slept,  or  sported  on  the  verdant  ground. 
(375) 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

When  lo !  with  ravished  ears, 

Each  swain  delighted  hears 
Sweet  music,  offspring  of  no  mortal  hand : 

Divinely  Warbled  voice, 

Answering  the  stringed  noise, 
With  blissful  rapture  charmed  the  listening  band. 

They  saw  a  glorious  light 

Burst  on  their  wondering  sight. 
Harping  in  solemn  choir,  in  robes  arrayed, 

The  helmed  cherubim 

And  sworded  seraphim 
Are  seen  in  glittering  ranks,  with  wings  displayed. 

Sounds  of  so  sweet  a  tone 

Before  were  never  known, 
But  when  of  old  the  sons  of  morning  sung, 

While  God  disposed  in  air 

Each  constellation  fair, 
And  the  well-balanced  world  on  hinges  hung. 

'  Hail,  hail,  auspicious  morn ! 

The  Saviour  Christ  is  born :' 
(Such  was  the  immortal  seraph's  song  sublime) 

'  Glory  to  God  in  heaven ! 

To  man  sweet  peace  be  given, 
Sweet  peace  and  friendship  to  the  end  of  time !' 

Milton,  alt'd.  by  the  R>ev.  Dr.  Gardiner. 

470.  l.  m. 

The  aged  Christian,  longing  for  Heaven. 

1  O  could  I  soar  to  worlds  above, 

That  blessed  abode  of  peace  and  love ! 
How  gladly  would  I  mount  and  fly 
On  angels'  wings  to  joys  on  high ! 

'376^ 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  &c. 

2  But  ah  !  still  longer  must  I  stay, 

Ere  darksome  night  is  changed  to  day : 
More  crosses,  sorrows,  conflicts  bear, 
Exposed  to  trials,  pains,  and  care. 

3  Then  let  the?e  troubles  still  abound, 
Let  thorns  and  briars  strew  the  ground ; 
Let  storms  and  tempests  dreadful  come 
Till  I  arrive  at  heaven,  my  home. 

4  My  Father  knows  what  road  is  best, 
And  how  to  lead  to  peace  and  rest ; 
To  him  1  cheerful  give  mv  all, 

Go  where  he  guides,  and  wait  his  call. 

5  When  he  commands  my  soul  away, 

Not  kingdoms  then  should  tempt  my  stay ; 
With  rapture  I  shall  wake,  and  rise 
To  join  my  friends  above  the  skies. 

Frond. 

471.  c.  m. 

A  Communion  Hymn. 

1  O  God  !  accept  the  sacred  hour 

Which  we  to  thee  have  given ; 
And  let  this  hallowed  scene  have  power 
To  raise  our  souls  to  heaven. 

2  Still  let  us  hold,  till  life  departs, 

The  precepts  of  thy  Son, 
Nor  let  our  thoughtless,  thankless  hearts 
Forget  what  he  has  done. 

3  His  true  disciples  may  we  live. 

From  all  corruption  free, 
And  humbly  learn  like  him  to  give 

Our  powers,  our  wills  to  thee. 
(377)  Hh2 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

4  And  oft  along  life's  dangerous  way. 
To  smooth  our  passage  through, 
Wilt  thou,  on  this  thy  holy  day, 
For  us  this  scene  renew. 

472.  c.  m. 

A  Hymn  for  Communion. 

1  O  here,  if  ever,  God  of  love ! 

Let  strife  and  hatred  cease ; 
And  every  heart  harmonious  move, 
And  every  thought  be  peace. 

2  Not  here,  where  met  to  think  on  him 

Whose  latest  thoughts  were  ours, 
Shall  mortal  passions  come,  to  dim 
The  prayer  devotion  pours. 

3  No,  gracious  Master  !  not  in  vain 

Thy  life  of  love  hath  been  ; 
The  peace  thou  gav'st  may  yet  remain, 
Though  thou  no  more  art  seen. 

4  '  Thy  kingdom  come  :'  we  watch,  we  wait 

To  hear  thy  cheering  call ; 
When  heaven  shall  ope  its  glorious  gate, 
And  God  be  all  in  all. 

Miss  E.  Taylor. 

473.  c.  m. 

For  a  Charitable  Occasion. 

1  Oh  !  how  can  they  look  up  to  heaven, 
And  ask  for  mercy  there, 
Who  never  soothed  the  poor  man's  pang, 
Nor  dried  the  orphan's  tear  ? 

C378) 


PRIVATE  DKVOTION,  fc< 


2  The  dread  omnipotence  of  Heaven 

We  every  hour  provoke  ; 
Yet  still  the  mercy  of  our  God 
Withholds  the  avenging  stroke. 

3  And  Christ  was  still  the  healing  friend 

Of  poverty  and  pain; 
And  never  did  imploring  wretch 
His  garment  touch  in  vain. 

4  May  we  with  humble  effort  take 

Example  from  above, 
And  thence  the  active  lesson  leam 
Of  charity  and  love. 

5  But  chiefly  be  the  labour  ours 

To  shade  the  early  plant ; 
To  guard  from  ignorance  and  guilt 
The  infancy  of  want : 

6  To  graft  the  virtues,  e'er  the  bud 

The  canker-worm  has  gnawed, 
And  teach  the  rescued  child  to  lisp 
Its  gratitude  to  God. 

t  J.  Browne. 

474.     8,  8,  6   M. 

A  Christmas  Hymn. 

1  O  let  your  mingling  voices  rise, 
In  grateful  rapture  to  the  skies, 

And  hail  a  Saviour's  birth ! 
Let  songs  of  joy  the  day  proclaim. 
When  Jesus  all-triumphant  came 

To  bless  the  sons  of  earth. 

'379^ 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

He  came  to  bid  the  weary  rest, 

To  heal  the  sinner's  wounded  breast. 

To  bind  the  broken  heart ; 
To  spread  the  light  of  truth  around, 
And  to  the  world's  remotest  bound 

The  heavenly  gift  impart. 

He  came  our  trembling  souls  to  save 
From  sin,  from  sorrow,  and  the  grave, 

And  chase  our  fears  away ; 
Victorious  over  death  and  time, 
To  lead  us  to  a  happier  clime 

Where  reigns  eternal  day. 

Then  let  your  mingling  voices  rise, 
In  grateful  rapture  to  the  skies, 

And  hail  a  Saviour's  birth ! 
Let  songs  of  joy  the  day  proclaim, 
When  Jesus  all-triumphant  came 

To  bless  the  sons  of  earth. 

Miss  Roscoe. 

475.  l.  m. 

On  the  Dangerous  Sickness  of  a  Minister. 

O  Thou,  before  whose  gracious  throne 
We  bow  our  suppliant  spirits  down ! 
Thou  know'st  the  anxious  cares  we  feel, 
And  all  our  trembling  lips  would  tell. 

Thou  only  canst  assuage  our  grief, 
And  give  our  sorrowing  hearts  relief  ; 
In  mercy  then  thy  servant  spare, 
Nor  turn  aside  thy  people's  praver. 

(380) 


1'IUVATE  DEVOTION,  fc> 

3  Avert  thy  desolating  stroke, 

Nor  smite  the  shepherd  of  the  flock ; 
Restore  him,  sinking  to  the  grave, 
Stretch  out  thine  arm,  make  haste  to  save. 

4  Bound  to  each  soul  by  tender  ties, 
In  every  heart  his  image  lies  ; 
Thy  pitying  aid,  O  God !  impart, 

Nor  rend  him  from  each  bleeding  heart. 

5  But  if  our  supplications  fail, 

And  prayers  and  tears  cannot  prevail, 
Be  thou  his  strength,  be  thou  his  stay : 
Support  him  through  the  gloomy  way.* 

6  Around  him  may  thine  angels  stand, 
Waiting  the  signal  of  thy  hand, 

To  bid  his  happy  spirit  rise, 

And  bear  him  to  their  native  skies. 

Rippon'sColl. 


476.  c.  m. 

Penitent  Humiliation. 

1  Oft,  gracious  God !  our  land  has  been 

Just  like  a  burning  brand, 
Snatched  from  the  fierce  surrounding  flame 
By  thy  indulgent  hand. 

2  But  have  we  learned  thy  name  to  fear. 

Thy  mercy  to  improve  ? 
Have  we  been  drawn  to  keep  thy  laws 

By  all  these  cords  of  love  ? 
'331  ^ 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

3  Or,  when  on  days  like  these,  we've  mourned 

Our  sins,  and  pardon  prayed, 
Have  we  not  soon  forgot  our  vows. 
And  far  as  ever  strayed  ? 

4  Too  deeply  conscious,  though  again 

Our  suppliant  eyes  we  raise, 
Shouldst  thou  refuse  the  help  we  ask, 
We  justify  thy  ways. 

5  But,  O  thou  God  of  perfect  grace ! 

Here  all  our  comfort  lies, — 
The  truly  broken,  contrite  heart, 
Thou  never  wilt  despise. 

6  But  while  in  this  eternal  truth 

Our  only  hope  we  find, 
Let  the  blessed  hope  we  wish  to  form, 
To  faithful  duty  bind. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

477.    C.    M. 

Daily  Protection. 

1  On  thee  each  morning,  O  my  God  ! 

My  waking  thoughts  attend ; 
In  thee  are  founded  all  my  hopes. 
In  thee  my  wishes  end. 

2  My  soul,  in  pleasing  wonder  lost, 

Thy  boundless  love  surveys  ; 
And,  fired  with  grateful  zeal,  prepares 
A  sacrifice  of  praise. 

3  God  leads  me  through  the  maze  of  sleep, 

And  brings  me  safe  to  light ; 

And,  with  the  same  paternal  care, 

Conducts  mv  steps  till  night. 

C382) 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION.  *-c 

4  When  evening  slumbers  press  my  eyes, 

With  his  protection  blessed, 
In  peace  and  safety  I  commit 
My  weary  limbs  to  rest. 

5  My  spirit,  in  his  hand  secure, 

Fears  no  approaching  ill ; 
For,  whether  waking  or  asleep, 
Thou,  Lord !  art  with  me  still. 

Gentleman's  Magazine. 

478.  l.  m. 

The  Vanity  and  Frailty  of  Human  Life. 

1  Our  life  advancing  to  its  close, 

While  scarce  its  earliesfrdawn  it  knows, 
Swift  through  an  empty  shade  we  run, 
And  vanity  and  man  are  one. 

2  How  many,  ev'n  in  youth's  gay  flower- 
Brief  pageants  of  the  noon-tide  hour, 
Have  faded  in  their  brightest  bloom, 
The  early  tenants  of  the  tomb  ! 

3  O  how  thy  chastisements  impair 
The  human  form,  however  fair  ! 
How  frail  the  strongest  frame  we  see, 
When  thou  dost  man  to  death  decree ! 

4  As  when  the  fretting  moths  consume 
The  curious  labour  of  the  loom, 
The  texture  fails,  the  dyes  decay, 
And  all  its  lustre  fades  away. 

5  God  of  my  fathers !  here,  as  they, 
I  walk  the  pilgrim  of  a  day ; 

A  transient  guest,  thy  works  admire. 
And  instant  to  mv  home  retire. 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

6  O  Lord  of  life  and  seasons !  we 
Our  sole  reliance  place  on  thee  : 
In  thee  we  trust  with  holy  fear, 
And  bless  thee  for  the  new-born  year ! 

Merrick. 

479.  l.  m. 

The  Resurrection  of  Christ. 

1  Our  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead, 
Our  Saviour  is  gone  up  on  high : 
The  powers  of  hell  are  captive  led, 
Dragged  to  the  portals  of  the  sky. 

2  There  his  triumphal  chariot  waits. 
And  angels  chant  their  solemn  lay : 

i  Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  heavenly  gates ! 
Ye  everlasting  doors !  give  way.' 

3  Loose  all  your  bars  of  massy  light, 
And  wide  unfold  the  ethereal  scene : 
He  bursts  the  bands  of  death  and  night, 
And  heaven  receives  the  Conqueror  in. 

4  Whom  did  the  Lord  of  life  subdue  ? 
The  tyrant  death,  his  arm  o'ercame, 
The  world  and  hell,  his  power  o'erthrew ; 
And  Jesus  is  the  Conqueror's  name. 

5  Who  is  the  King  of  glory — who  ? 

The  Christ,  with  God's  own  power  possessed, 
And  made  our  King  and  Saviour  too  ; — 
Thanks  be  to  God,  for  ever  blessed ! 

Edward  Taylor. 

'384 v 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION.  &c. 

480.  c.  m. 

Trust  in  God,  under  the  Trials  of  Virtue. 

i  Placed  on  the  verge  of  youth,  my  mind 
Life's  opening  scene  surveyed ; 
I  viewed  its  ills  of  various  kind, 
Afflicted  and  afraid. 

2  But  chief  my  fear  the  dangers  moved 

That  virtue's  path  inclose ; 
My  heart  the  wise  pursuit  approved, 
But  Oh  I  what  toils  oppose ! 

3  For  see,  while  yet  her  unknown  ways 

With  doubtful  step  I  tread, 

A  hostile  world  its  terrors  raise, 

Its  snares  delusive  spread. 

4  Oh !  how  shall  I,  with  heart  prepared, 

Those  terrors  learn  to  meet  ? 
How,  from  the  thousand  snares  to  guard 
My  inexperienced  feet  ? 

5  Let  faith  suppress  each  rising  fear, 

Each  anxious  doubt  exclude ; 
My  Maker's  will  has  placed  me  here, 
A  Maker  wise  and  good. 

6  He  to  my  every  trial  knows 

Its  just  restraint  to  give ; 
Attentive  to  behold  my  woes, 
And  faithful  to  relieve. 

7  Then  why  thus  heavy,  O  my  soul  ? 

Say  why,  distrustful  still, 
Thy  thoughts  with  vain  impatience  roll 

O'er  scenes  of  future  ill  ? 
r385)  T  i 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS. 

0  Though  griefs  unnumbered  throng  thee  round, 

Still  in  thy  God  confide, 
Whose  finger  marks  the  seas  their  bound, 
And  curbs  the  rolling  tide. 

Merrick. 

481.  c.  m. 

The  Lapse  of  Time  improved.    Ps.  xc.  9. 

1  Remark,  my  soul !  the  narrow  bounds 

Of  the  revolving  year ! 
How  swift  the  weeks  complete  their  rounds ! 
How  short  the  months  appear ! 

2  So  fast,  eternity  comes  on, 

And  that  important  day, 
When  all  that  mortal  life  has  done 
God's  judgment  shall  survey. 

3  Yet  like  an  idle  tale  we  pass 

The  swift  advancing  year ; 
And  study  artful  ways  to  haste 
The  speed  of  its  career. 

4  Waken,  O  God  !  this  trifling  heart, 

My  great  concern  to  see ; 
That  I  may  choose  the  better  part, 
And  give  the  year  to  thee. 

5  Thus  shall  their  course  more  grateful  roll, 

If  future  years  arise  ; 
Or  this  shall  bear  my  willing  soul 
To  joy  that  never  dies. 

Doddridge. 

(386) 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  Ice 

482.  s.  m. 

Children  offered  to  God.    Mark  x.  14. 

1  See  Israel's  Shepherd  stand, 
With  all-engaging  charms ; 

See,  how  he  takes  the  tender  lambs, 
And  folds  them  in  his  arms ! 

2  '  Permit  them  to  approach, 
Forbid  them  not,'  he  cried ; 

1  Of  such  my  Father's  kingdom  is, 
And  such  with  him  abide.' 

3  We  bring  them,  gracious  Lord ! 
And  yield  them  up  to  thee  ; 

Rejoiced  that  we  ourselves  are  thine, 
Thine  let  our  offspring  be. 

4  Hear  him,  ye  little  flock ! 
Ye  children  !  seek  his  face, 

And  fly  with  transport  to  receive 
The  blessings  of  his  grace. 

5  If  orphans  they  are  left, 
Thy  guardian  love  we  trust ; 

That  love  can  heal  our  bleeding  hearts, 
When  weeping  o'er  their  dust. 

Doddridge,  alt'd. 

483.  l.  m. 

Fidelity  in  the  Cause  of  Truth  and  Virtue. 

1   Shall  I  forsake  that  heavenly  Friend, 
On  whom  my  highest  hopes  depend  ? 
Forbid  it,  Lord  !  that  ere  my  heart 
From  truth  and  dutv  should  depart. 
rsffD 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS. 

2  First  let  the  wheels  of  life  stand  still, 
Ere  I  forget  thy  holy  will ; 

Ere  I  submit  to  guilty  shame, 

And  thus  disgrace  my  Saviour's  name. 

3  Faithful  to  him,  and  to  his  laws, 
With  zeal  would  I  maintain  his  cause  j 
Steadfast,  the  work  assigned,  fulfil, 
And  learn,  like  him,  to  do  thy  will. 

4  Till  death  shall  end  my  mortal  days, 
Firm  may  I  walk  in  duty's  ways ; 
And  reap  at  last  the  bright  reward, 
Which  waits  the  servants  of  the  Lord. 

Jervis. 

484.  l.  m. 

Dependence  on  God,  under  the  Loss  of  Friends. 

1  The  God  of  mercy  will  indulge 
The  flowing  tear,  the  heaving  sigh, 
When  righteous  persons  fall  around, 
When  friends  beloved  and  kindred  die. 

2  Yet  not  one  anxious  murmuring  thought 
Should  with  our  mourning  passions  blend  ; 
Nor  should  our  bleeding  hearts  forget 
The  almighty,  ever-living  Friend. 

3  Parent,  Protector,  Guardian,  Guide ! 
Thou  art  each  tender  name  in  one  ; 
On  thee  we  cast  our  every  care, 
And  comfort  seek  from  thee  alone. 

4  To  thee,  our  Father !  would  we  look, 
Our  Rock,  our  Portion,  and  our  Friend ! 
And  on  thy  gracious  love  and  truth. 
With  humble,  steadfast  hope  depend. 

Salisbury  Coll. 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  &c 

485.    l.  m. 

The  Prayer  of  the  Dying  Christian. 

1  The  hour  of  my  departure's  come ; 
I  hear  the  voice  that  calls  me  home : 
At  last,  O  Lord  !  let  trouble  cease, 
And  let  thy  servant  die  in  peace. 

2  The  race  appointed  I  have  run ; 
The  combat's  o'er,  the  prize  is  won ; 
And  now  my  witness  is  on  high, 
And  now  my  record's  in  the  sky. 

3  I  leave  the  world  without  a  tear, 
Save  for  the  friends  I  hold  so  dear ; 
To  heal  their  sorrows,  Lord  !  descend. 
And  to  the  friendless,  prove  a  friend. 

4  I  come,  I  come  at  thy  command, 
I  yield  my  spirit  to  thy  hand ; 
Stretch  forth  thine  everlasting  arms, 
And  shield  me  in  the  last  alarms. 

5  The  hour  of  my  departure's  come ; 

I  hear  the  voice  that  calls  me  home : 
Now,  O  my  God  !  let  trouble  cease  ; 
Now  let  thy  servant  die  in  peace. 

t  Logan. 

486.  l.  m. 

Seed-Time  and  Harvest.     Ps.  lxv. 

1  The  rising  morn,  the  closing  day, 
Repeat  thy  praise  with  grateful  voice ; 
Both,  bounteous  Lord  !  thy  power  display. 
And,  laden  with  thy  gifts,  rejoice. 

f3S9>  T  i  2 


Jb'OR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS. 

2  Earth's  wide-extended,  varying  scenes, 
All  smiling  round,  thy  bounty  show ; 
From  seas  or  clouds,  full  magazines, 
Thy  rich  diffusive  blessings  flow. 

3  Now  earth  receives  the  precious  seed, 
Which  thy  indulgent  hand  prepares ; 
And  nourishes  the  future  bread, 

And  answers  all  the  sower's  cares. 

4  Thy  sweet  refreshing  showers  attend, 
And  through  the  ridges  gently  flow, 
Soft  on  the  springing  corn  descend ; 
And  thy  kind  blessing  makes  it  grow. 

5  Thy  goodness  crowns  the  circling  year ; 
Thy  paths  drop  fatness  all  around ; 
The  barren  wilds  thy  praise  declare, 
And  echoing  hills  return  the  sound. 

6  Here  spreading  flocks  adorn  the  plain ; 
There  plenty  every  charm  displays  ; 
Thy  bounty  clothes  each  lovely  scene, 
And  joyful  nature  shouts  thy  praise. 

Mrs.  Steele., 

487.  l.  m. 

Celebration  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

1  This  feast  was  Jesus'  high  behest, 
This  cup  of  thanks  his  last  request ; 
Ye,  who  can  feel  his  worth,  attend, 
Eat,  drink,  in  memory  of  your  Friend. 

2  Around  the  patriot's  bust  ye  throng, 
Him  ye  exalt  in  swelling  song  ; 
For  him  the  wreath  of  glory  bind, 
Who  freed  from  vnssalage  his  kind. 


PRIVATE  DKV0T10.V 

3  And  shall  not  he  your  praises  reap. 
Who  rescues  from  the  iron  sleep — 
The  great  Deliverer,  whose  breath 
Unbinds  the  captives  e'en  of  death 

4  Shall  he,  who,  fellow-men  to  save. 
Became  a  tenant  of  the  grave, 
Unthanked,  uncelebrated  rise, 
Pass  unremembered  to  the  skies  ? 

5  Christians  !  unite  with  loud  acclaim, 
To  hymn  the  Saviour's  welcome  name  : 
On  earth  extol  his  wondrous  love  ; 
Repeat  his  praise  in  worlds  above. 

Enfield^  Select. 

488.  c.  m. 

For  a  vacant  Congregation  on  the  Death  of  its  Minine; 

1  Though  mortal  shepherds  dwell  in  dust. 

The  aged  and  the  young ; 
The  watchful  eye  in  darkness  closed. 
And  mute  the  instructive  tongue ; 

2  The  eternal  Shepherd  still  survives, 

New  comfort  to  impart ; 
His  eye  still  guides  us,  and  his  voice 
Still  animates  our  heart. 

3  To  him,  when  earthly  comforts  fail. 

His  suppliant  people  fly  ; 
And,  on  his  never-ceasing  care. 
With  cheerful  hope,  rely. 

4  The  powers  of  nature,  Lord  !  are  thine. 

And  thine  the  aids  of  grace  ; 
Thine  arm  has  borne  thy  churches  up. 
Through  everv  rising  race. 
'3M  > 


1 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

Exert  thy  sacred  influence  here  ; 

Thy  mourning  servants  bless  : 
O  change  to  strains  of  cheerful  praise, 

Their  accents  of  distress ! 

Doddridge. 

489.  l.  m. 

The  Christian  Farewell.    2  Cor.  xiii.  11. 

Thy  presence,  ever  living  God ! 
Wide  through  all  nature  spreads  abroad : 
Thy  watchful  eyes,  which  never  sleep, 
In  every  place  thy  children  keep. 

2,  While  near  each  other  we  remain, 
Thou  dost  our  lives  and  powers  sustain ; 
When  separate,  we  rejoice  to  share 
Thy  counsels,  and  thy  gracious  care, 

-3  To  thee  we  now  commit  our  ways, 
And  still  implore  thy  heavenly  grace ; 
Still  cause  thy  face  on  us  to  shine, 
And  guard  and  guide  us  still  as  thine. 

■4  Give  us  within  thy  house  to  raise 
Again  united  songs  of  praise  ; 
Or,  if  that  joy  no  more  be  known, 
Give  us  to  meet  around  thy  throne. 

Doddridge 

490.  l.  m. 

An  Evening  Hymn. 

!  Thus  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on  ; 
Thus  far  his  power  prolongs  my  days  ; 
And  every  evening  shall  make  known 
Somf*  frosh  memorial  of  his  grace. 

(592) 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  i.-. 

2  Much  of  my  time  has  run  to  waste. 
And  I  perhaps  am  near  my  home ; 
But  he  forgives  my  follies  past, 

And  gives  me  strength  for  days  to  come. 

3  I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep ; 
Peace  is  the  pillow  of  my  head ; 
His  ever-watchful  eye  shall  keep 
Its  constant  guard  around  my  bed. 

4  Faith  in  his  name  forbids  my  fear : 
O  may  thy  presence  ne'er  depart ! 
And  in  the  morning  may  I  bear 
Thy  loving  kindness  on  my  heart ! 

5  And  when  the  night  of  death  shall  come. 
Still  may  I  trust  almighty  love, — 

The  love,  which  triumphs  o'er  the  tomb. 
And  leads  to  perfect  bliss  above. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

491.  c.  m. 

A  Morning  Hymn. 

1  To  thee  let  my  first  offerings  rise, 

Whose  sun  creates  my  day, 
Swift  as  his  gladdening  influence  flies, 
And  spotless  as  his  ray. 

2  This  day  thy  favouring  hand  be  nigh. 

So  oft  vouchsafed  before  ; 
Still  may  it  lead,  protect,  supply, 
And  I  that  hand  adore. 

3  If  good  thy  providence  impart, 

For  which  resigned  I  pray, 
Give  me  to  feel  the  grateful  heart 
And  without  guilt  be  ejav. 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS 

4  Affliction  should  thy  love  intend, 
As  sin  or  folly's  cure  ; 
Patient,  to  gain  that  blessed  end, 
May  I  the  means  endure. 

b  If  bright  or  cloudy  scenes  await, 
Some  profit  let  me  gain ; 
That  heaven,  nor  high  nor  low  estate 
May  send  to  me  in  vain. 

6  Be  this,  and  every  future  day, 
Still  wiser  than  the  past ; 
That  from  the  whole  of  life's  survey 
T  may  find  peace  at  last. 

t  Drennan. 

492.  l.  m. 

The  Institution  of  the  Lord's  Supper.     1  Cor.  xi.  23—25. 

1  'Twas  on  that  dark,  that  awful  night, 
When  all  the  powers  of  darkness  rose 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight, 
And  friends  betrayed  him  to  his  foes ; 

2  Before  the  mournful  scene  began, 

He  took  the  bread,  gave  thanks  and  brake : 
What  love  through  all  his  actions  ran ; 
What  wondrous  words  of  grace  he  spake ! 

3  c  This  is  my  body,  broke  for  sin, 
Receive  and  eat  the  living  food ;' 

Then  took  the  cup,  and  blessed  the  wine, 
*  'Tis  the  new  covenant  in  my  blood/ 

4  '  In  memory  of  your  dying  Lord, 
Do  this,'  said  he,  '  till  time  shall  end ; 
Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 

The  love  of  vour  departed  Friend.' 

(394) 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  Ac. 

5  Thus,  while  we  celebrate  this  feast, 
We  show  our  Saviour's  dying  love 
Till  he  return,  his  saints  to  bless 
With  endless  jovs  in  worlds  above. 

Watts,  alt'd. 

493.  h.  m. 

God  our  Preserver  in  a  sickly  Season.     Ps.  cxii. 

1  Upward  we  lift  our  eyes, 
From  God  is  all  our  aid ; 
The  God  who  built  the  skies, 
And  earth's  foundation  laid : 

God  is  the  tower  To  which  we  fly ; 

His  grace  is  nigh  In  every  hour. 

2  Our  feet  shall  never  slide, 
Or  fall  in  fatal  snares. 

Since  God,  our  Guard  and  Guide, 

Defends  us  from  our  fears. 
Those  wakeful  eyes,  That  never  sleep, 

Shall  Israel  keep,  When  dangers  rise. 

3  No  burning  heats  by  day, 
Nor  blasts  of  evening  air, 
Shall  take  our  health  away, 
If  God  be  with  us  there. 

Thou  art  our  sun,  And  thou  our  shade, 

To  guard  our  head  By  night  or  noon. 

4  Hast  thou  not  given  thy  word 
To  save  our  souls  from  death  ? 
And  we  can  trust  thee,  Lord  ! 
To  keep  our  mortal  breath  : 

We'll  go  and  come.  Nor  fear  to  die, 

Till  from  on  high  Thou  call  us  home. 

Watts. 


bOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

494.  l.  m. 

Safety  through  Life's  Journey,  implored. 

1  Wayfaring  pilgrims,  bound  for  heaven. 
And  travelling  through  a  dangerous  road, 
Lord !  let  thy  grace  to  us  be  given, 
And  guide  us  to  thy  blessed  abode. 

2  May  all  who  now  assemble  here, 
And  Jesus  '  Lord  and  Master'  call, 
In  those  bright  realms  of  bliss  appear, 
Where  thou,  great  God !  art  all  in  all. 

+  Exeter  Coll. 

495.  l.  m. 

A  Communion  Hymn. 

1  We  sing  thy  mercy,  God  of  love ! 
That  sent  the  Saviour  from  above 
To  free  our  race  from  sin  and  wo, 
And  spread  thy  peace  and  truth  below. 

2  We  thank  thee  for  the  words  he  brought ; 
We  thank  thee  that  he  lived,  and  taught 
Frail  and  imperfect  man,  to  be 

In  humble  mode,  resembling  thee. 

3  We  thank  thee  for  thy  gracious  care, 
Which  kept  those  sacred  pages  fair 
Through  every  age,  whose  lines  record 
The  deeds  and  precepts  of  our  Lord. 

4  We  thank  thee  for  this  solemn  rite, 
By  us  repeated  in  thy  sight : 

O  fill  our  souls  with  bread  divine, 
And  nourish  us  with  heavenly  wine! 

*       (3oes 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  &c- 

496.  c.  m. 

Gratitude  to  God. 

1  When  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God ! 

My  rising  soul  surveys, 
Transported  with  the  view,  I'm  lost 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

2  O  how  shall  words,  with  equal  warmth, 

The  gratitude  declare, 
That  glows  in  my  enraptured  heart ! 
But  thou  canst  read  it  there. 

3  Thy  providence  my  life  sustained. 

And  all  my  wants  redressed, 
When  in  the  silent  womb  I  lay, 
Or  hung  upon  the  breast. 

4  To  all  my  weak  complaints  and  cries 

Thy  mercy  lent  an  ear, 
Ere  yet  my  feeble  thoughts  had  learned 
To  form  themselves  in  prayer. 

5  Unnumbered  comforts  on  my  soul 

Thy  tender  care  bestowed, 
Before  my  infant  heart  conceived 
From  whom  those  comforts  flowed. 

6  When,  in  the  slippery  paths  of  youth. 

With  heedless  steps  I  ran, 
Thine  arm,  unseen,  conveyed  me  safe, 
And  led  me  up  to  man. 

7  Through  hidden  dangers,  toils,  and  deaths^ 

It  gently  cleared  my  way  ; 
And  through  the  pleasing  snares  of  vice. 
More  to  be  feared  than  thevt 
Kk 


FOR  tAR  liCULAK  UCCAbluixs, 


8  When  worn  by  sickness,  oft  hast  thou 

With  health  renewed  my  face ; 
And,  when  in  sins  and  sorrows  sunk, 
Revived  my  soul  with  grace. 

9  Thy  bounteous  hand  with  worldly  bliss 

Hath  made  my  cup  run  o'er ; 
And,  in  a  kind  and  faithful  friend, 
Hath  doubled  all  my  store. 

10  Ten  thousand  thousand  precious  gifts 

My  daily  thanks  employ ; 
Nor  is  the  least  a  cheerful  heart, 
Which  tastes  those  gifts  with  joy. 

1 1  Through  every  period  of  my  life 

Thy  goodness  I'll  pursue ; 
And  after  death,  in  unknown  worlds, 
The  glorious  theme  renew. 

12  When  nature  fails,  and  day  and  night 

Divide  thy  works  no  more, 
My  ever  grateful  heart,  O  Lord ! 
Thy  mercy  shall  adore. 

1 3  Through  all  eternity,  to  thee 

A  joyful  song  I'll  raise ; 
For  Oh !  eternity  alone 
Can  utter  all  thy  praise. 


Addison. 


497.  cm. 


On  the  Death  of  a  Young  Person. 

1  When  blooming  youth  is  snatched  away 
By  death's  resistless  hand, 
Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay, 
Which  sorrow  must  demand. 

3981 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION".  &e. 

2  While  pity  prompts  the  rising 

O  may  this  truth,  impressed 
With  awful  power. — i  too  must  die, — 
Sink  deep  in  every  br< 

3  Let  this  vain  world  delude  no  more ; 

Behold  the  opening  tomb  ! 
It  bids  us  seize  the  present  hour ; 
To-morrow,  death  may  come. 

4  The  voice  of  this  alarming  scene 

May  every  heart  obey ; 
Nor  be  the  heavenly  warning  vain, 
Which  calls  to  watch  and  pray. 

Mrs.  Ste^a. 

498.  l.  m. 

The  Love  of  Christ. 

1  When,  in  obedience  to  their  Lord. 
His  followers  meet  around  his  board. 
His  love  may  well  employ  the  song, 
And  dwell  with  praises  on  the  tongue. 

2  He  loved  mankind, — their  welfare  sought, 
In  all  he  did,  in  all  he  taught ; 

Their  present  peace,  their  future  joy. 
His  whole  concern,  his  life's  employ. 

3  Where  deep  distress  prolongs  the  sigh. 
Behold  the  tender  Jesus  nigh  ; 

He  heals  the  sick,  restores  the  blind, 
Consoles  and  sooths  the  drooping  mind. 

4  What  love,  what  kindness,  from  his  tongue. 
Invite  the  willing  soul  to  come, 

To  hear  his  gospel,  learn  the  way 

Which  leads  through  death  to  endless  dav ! 

r399> 


FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

<  j  And  shall  we  fail  to  love  his  name, 
Who  thus  to  teach  and  save  us  came, 
To  show  his  Father's  love  to  man, — 
And  died  to  seal  the  gracious  plan  ? 

C>  While  life  shall  last,  O  let  us  prove 
Our  grateful  reverence  and  our  love ! 
In  deed  and  thought,  through  every  day, 
His  Father's  holy  will  obey ! 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

499.  c.  M. 

Old  Age  anticipated. 

I  When  in  the  vale  of  lengthened  years 
My  feeble  feet  shall  tread, 
And  I  survey  the  various  scenes 
Through  which  I  have  been  led : 

3  How  many  mercies  will  my  life 
Before  my  view  unfold  ! 
What  countless  dangers  will  be  past, 
What  tales  of  sorrow  told ! 

3  But  yet,  my  soul !  if  thou  canst  say 

I've  seen  my  God  in  all ; 
In  every  blessing  owned  his  hand, 
In  every  loss  his  call ; 

4  If  piety  has  marked  my  steps, 

And  love  my  actions  formed, 
And  purity  possessed  my  heart, 
And  truth  my  lips  adorned ; 

5  If  I've  grown  old  in  serving  him, 

My  Father  and  my  God ; 
I  need  not  fear  the  closing  scene, 
Nor  dread  the  appointed  road. 

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i  hi-  icene  will  all  my  labour?  end  ; 

This  road  conduct  on  high  ; 
With  comfort  I'll  review  the  \> 
And  triumph,  though  I  die. 

Bristol  Coll.  alt'J. 

500.  L.  M. 

In  Time  of  War. 

1  While  sounds  of  war  are  heard  around, 
And  death  and  ruin  strew  the  ground ; 
To  thee  we  look,  on  thee  we  call, 

The  Parent,  and  the  Lord  of  all ! 

2  Thou,  who  hast  stamped  on  human  kind 
The  image  of  a  heaven-horn  mind, 
And  in  a  Father's  wide  embrace 

Hast  cherished  all  the  kindred  race ! 

3  O  see,  with  what  insatiate  rage, 
Thy  sons  their  impious  battles  wage  ! 
How  spreads  destruction  like  a  flood. 
And  brothers  shed  their  brothers'  blood  ! 

4  See  guilty  passions  spring  to  birth. 
And  deeds  of  hell  deform  the  earth ; 
While  righteousness  and  justice  mourn, 
And  love  and  pity  droop  forlorn. 

5  Great  God  !  whose  powerful  hand  can  bind 
The  raging  waves,  and  furious  wind, 

O  bid  the  human  tempest  cease, 

And  hush  the  maddening  world  to  peace  ! 

6  With  reverence  may  each  hostile  land 
Hear  and  obey  that  high  command, 
Thy  Son's  blest  errand  from  above, — 
4  My  creatures !  live  in  mutual  love  !' 

Aikin. 
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FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

501.   7  s.  M. 

The  Shortness  of  Life. 

1  While,  with  ceaseless  course,  the  sun 
Hasted  through  the  closing  year, 
Many  souls  their  race  have  run, 
Never  more  to  meet  us  here. 

2  Finished  here  probation's  day, 
They  have  done  with  all  below ; 
We  a  little  longer  stay, 

But  how  little,  none  can  know. 

3  As  the  winged  arrow  flies 
Quick,  the  destined  mark  to  find ; 
As  the  lightning  from  the  skies 
Darts,  and  leaves  no  trace  behind ; 

4  So  our  brief  and  transient  days 
To  their  end  speed  swiftly  on ; 
Soon  we  pass  life's  little  space, 
Here  to-day,  to-morrow  gone. 

5  Thanks,  for  mercies  past,  receive ; 
Pardon  of  our  sins  renew ; 
Teach  us,  Lord  !  by  faith  to  live, 
With  eternity  in  view. 

6  Bless  thy  word  to  young  and  old ; 
Fill  our  hearts  with  filial  love ; 
And,  when  life's  short  tale  is  told, 
May  we  dwell  with  thee  above. 

Olnev  Hvmn?,  alt'd. 

M02) 


PRIVATE  DEVOTION,  &c. 

502.  c.   M. 

Reflections  on  the  Death  of  Jesus. 

1  With  warm  affection  let  us  view, 

With  pious  grief  improve, 
The  solemn  and  impressive  scene 
Of  Jesus'  dying  love. 

2  Not  all  the  malice  of  his  foes, 

His  pity  could  subdue  ; 
'  Father !  forgive,'  he  meekly  prayed, 
'  They  know  not  what  they  do.' 

3  O  what  a  love  was  here  displayed, 

Beyond  our  utmost  thought ! 
How  pure  the  lessons,  how  sublime, 
In  life  and  death  he  taught ! 

4  Let  not  his  sacred  truths,  by  us 

Be  lost,  or  misapplied  ; 
Nor  let  our  thoughtless  hearts  forget 
That  'twas  for  us  he  died. 

t  Exeter  Coll. 

503.  s.  m. 

A  Communion  Hymn. 

1  Yes,  to  the  last  command 
We  will  obedient  prove ; 

Around  his  table  will  we  stand, 
In  memory  of  his  love. 

2  His  precious  blood  he  shed 
For  our  unworthy  race, 

While  uttering,  in  the  Almighty's  stead, 
His  messages  of  t^race. 

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FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS, 

Oh !  if  our  senseless  pride 
His  dying  words  neglect, 
5Tis  we  who  pierce  his  sacred  side, 
And  we  who  God  reject. 

Then  let  us  ever  keep 
This  consecrated  feast, 
'Till  memory  shall  have  sunk  to  sleep, 
Or  life  itself  have  ceased. 


504.  c.  m. 

Brotherly  Kindness  from  the  Precept  and  Example  of  Christ. 

1  Ye  followers  of  the  Prince  of  peace, 

Who  round  his  table  draw ! 
Remember  what  his  spirit  was, 
What  his  peculiar  law. 

2  The  love,  which  all  his  bosom  filled, 

Did  all  his  actions  guide  ; 
Inspired  by  love,  he  lived  and  taught ; 
Inspired  by  love,  he  died. 

3  Let  all  the  sacred  law  fulfil ; 

Like  his  be  every  mind  ; 
Be  every  temper  formed  by  love, 
And  every  action  kind. 

4  Let  none,  who  call  themselves  his  friends, 

Disgrace  the  honoured  name  ; 
But  by  a  near  resemblance  prove 
The  title  which  they  claim. 

Beddorae. 

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DOXOLOGIES. 


1.  s.  M. 

To  heaven's  Eternal  King 
Who  rules  supreme  alone, 
Let  all  on  earth  their  praises  bring, 
And  worship  round  his  throne. 

2.  S.  M. 

To  God,  the  only  wise, 
Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 
Let  all  who  dwell  below  the  skies 
Their  grateful  praises  bring. 

3.   S.   M. 

1  Thy  name,  Almighty  Lord  ! 
Shall  sound  through  distant  lands ; 

Great  is  thy  grace,  and  sure  thy  word. 
Thy  truth  for  ever  stands. 

2  Far  be  thine  honour  spread, 
And  long  thy  praise  endure, 

Till  morning  light  and  evening  shade 
Shall  be  exchanged  no  more 

4.   C.  M. 

To  him  who  reigns  in  worlds  of  light. 

The  Eternal  King  of  heaven, 
Be  honour,  majesty,  and  might. 

And  praise  and  glory  given. 


DOXOLOGIES. 

5.  C.    M. 

1  To  God,  let  every  tongue  be  praise, 

And  every  heart  be  love  ; 
All  grateful  honours  paid  on  earth, 
And  nobler  songs  above. 

2  Thou  art  the  first  and  thou  the  last, 

Time  centres  all  in  thee : 
The  Almighty  God,  who  was,  and  is. 
And  ever  more  shall  be  ! 

6.  C.  M. 

1  Praise  ye  the  Lord,  who  reigns  above, 

Yet  loves  his  courts  below ; 
O  praise  him  for  his  works  of  love, 
And  all  his  goodness  show ! 

2  That  God,  in  whom  we  live  and  move, 

Let  every  creature  sing ; 
All  glory  to  their  Maker  give, 
And  homage  to  their  King. 

7.   C.  M. 

1  Almighty  Father !   Gracious  Power ! 

Thy  grateful  children  own 
Thy  boundless  love,  and  bow  before 
Thine  everlasting  throne ! 

2  For  ever  hallowed  be  thy  name, 

All  holy,  good,  and  wise  ! 
And  may  thy  blessed  will  be  done 
On  earth  as  in  the  skip<=  ! 

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8.  L.   M. 

1   One  general  song  of  praise  arise 

To  God,  whose  goodness  ceaseless  flows : 
Who  dwells  enthroned  beyond  the  skies, 
And  life  and  breath  on  all  bestows. 

■2  O  bo.w  to  God,  all  ye  that  live  ! 
Submissive  to  his  holy  will, 
To  God,  eternal  praises  give, 
And  all  his  just  commands  fulfil. 

9.  L.  M. 

Let  all  with  humble  hearts  adore 
The  blessed,  supreme,  immortal  Power : 
To  him  may  all  our  thoughts  arise. 
A  pure  and  holy  sacrifice. 

10.  7  s.   M. 

Grateful  notes  and  numbers  bring 
While  Jehovah's  praise  we  sing ; 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord  ! 
Be  thy  glorious  name  adored. 

11.  7s.   M. 

1  Homage  pay  to  God  above, 
God,  whose  nature  all  is  love ; 

In  his  praise  your  breath  employ, — 
Gracious  Source  of  every  joy ! 

2  All  our  hopes  of  life  and  heaven 
Through  thy  grace  alone  are  given ; 
Kliss  eternal,  pure,  divine, — 
Everv  <rjft.  O  God  !  is  thine. 


DQXOLGGIES. 


3  Homage  thus  to  thee  we  bring, 
Of  all  good  exhaustless  Spring ! 
In  thy  praise  our  hearts  employ, 
Gracious  Source  of  every  joy ! 

12.  H.  M. 

Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 

For  ever  bless  his  name ; 

Let  earth,  and  seas,  and  sky 

His  wondrous  love  proclaim. 
To  him  be  praise  And  glory  given 

By  all  on  earth  And  all  in  heaven 

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INDEX 

FOR  FINDING  A  HYMN  ADAPTED  TO  A  PARTICULAR 
SUBJECT  OR  OCCASION. 

ABSENCE  from  God,  lamented,  280. 

Acceptance  of  all  who  fear  God  and  work  righteousness,  172. 

Acquiescence  in  the  will  of  God,  136.  v.  Trust. 

Adversity,  consolation  in,  354.  God,  our  portion  in,  367.  Praise 
in,  83.     Trust  in  God,  in,  324. 

Afflictions,  benefit  of,  271.  410.  Chastisements  under  the  mer- 
ciful hand  of  God,  262.  Comfort  and  support  under  them,  52. 
354.  410.  Deliverance  from  them,  157.  377.  .Moderated  by 
the  Divine  Mercy,  195.  Patience  in,  363.  Proceeding  from 
God,  and  productive  of  good,  122.  v.  317.  Resignation  under 
them,  264.  288.  Refuge  in  them  to  God,  401.  Use  of,  375. 
410.     r.  Hope  and  Trust. 

Age,  old,  anticipated,  499. 

Aged  Christian's  reflections  and  hopes,  414.  Prayer  for  support, 
423.     Longing  for  heaven,  470. 

Aids,  divine,  implored,  100.  v.  Grace. 

Anxiety,  disquieting,  remedy  for,  209.  388.  Reproved,  365. 
Under  the  trials  of  virtue  restrained,  480. 

Ascension  of  Christ,  101.  479. 

Aspirations,  devout,  306.     After  the  Christian  temper,  131. 

Autumn,  hymns  for,  104.  431.  452.  486. 

BAPTISM,  hymns  for,  461.  482. 

Beatitudes,  the,  200.  v.  148.  157. 

Benevolence,  197.  392.  v.  Charity  and  Love. 

Blessing  of  God,  on  the  labours  of  life,  300.  Implored,  19.  57. 
On  the  Word,  supplicated,  103. 

Blessings,  temporal  and  spiritual,  acknowledged,  13.  33.  67.  Spi- 
ritual and  eternal,  implored,  18.  Arising  from  the  exercise  of 
piety  and  charity,  314.  Of  friendship,  309.  442.  Of  the  gos- 
pel, v.  Gospel.  Of  providence  and  redemption,  402.  Prospect 
of  the  spread  of  spiritual,  316.     Of  divine  worship,  35. 

Birth,  of  Christ,  403.     New,  207. 

Brotherly  love,  309.     From  the  law  and  example  of  Christ,  504. 

CANDOUR,  128. 

Care,  of  God,  an  antidote  to  anxiety,  365.  Of  the  soul,  most 
needful,  387.    Reliance  on  God,  a  remedy  for,  209. 

Charity,  essential  to  the  Christian  character,  340.  The  most  ex- 
cellent grace,  382.  Inculcated  bv  the  doctrine  and  example 
of  Christ,  146.  Properties  of  it,  '236.  382.  And  its  reward, 
283.     And  unity,  239.     On  occasions  of,  283.  422.  440.  473. 

Children,  charitv,  hymns  for,  422.  440.  Christ's  regard  to  them. 
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INDEX. 

482.  Claimed  by  God,  461.  Commended  to  God,  343.  In- 
structed, 418.  v.  Education. 

Choice,  the  wise,  145.  387.     Of  the  Christian,  460. 

Christ,  abiding  in,  170.  To  be  ashamed  of  him,  absurd  and  dan- 
gerous,  232.  Ascension  of,  101.  479.  Birth  of,  408.  His  birth 
proclaimed  by  angels,  469.  Baptism  of,  296.  Blessings  through 
him,  105.  Coming  and  kingdom  of,  51.  301.  i\  137.  His  first 
and  second  coming,  301.  Contemplation  of  his  character,  394. 
Reflections  on  the  death  of,  502,  And  exaltation  of,  396.  And 
resurrection  of,  441.  Example  of,  132.  147.  223.  394.  504. 
Fidelity  to  him,  483.  Grace  by  him,  301.  355.  Gospel  of, 
v.  Gospel.  The  image  of  the  invisible  God,  342.  Influence  of 
his  death,  143.  Invitations  of  mercy  by  him,  155,  156.  King- 
dom of,  193,  355,  Light  of  the  world.  144.  Light  and  salva- 
tion by  him,  295.  Love  of,  297.  498.  502.  504.  Life  eternal 
given  through  him,  13. 170.  Miracles  of,  368.  v.  295.  Mission 
of,  152.  201.  295.  301.  474 ;  confirmed  from  heaven,  296.  295 
368.  Prophet  of  God,  68.  144.  Resurrection  of,  133.  149. 
206.  479.  A  ground  of  triumph  over  death,  133.  His  resur- 
rection the  pledge  of  ours,  149.  v.  458.  Redemption  by, 
v.  Salvation.  Reverence  and  love  of  him,  166,  His  second 
coming,  134.  212.  v.  379.  Sufferings  of,  297.  Seen  of  angels, 
282.  His  submission  to  his  Father's  will,  147.  The  Sun  of 
righteousness,  207.  359.  Triumph  of  his  kingdom,  193.  355. 
v.  316.  Truth  and  grace  by  him,  67.  Victory  over  death 
through  him,  311. 

Christmas,  hymns  for,  408.  469.  474.  v.  137. 

Christian,  character,  130.  139.  200.  251.  277.  v.  128.  Charity, 
v.  Charity.  Church,  v.  Church.  Course,  179.  Peace  and 
consolation  of  the,  in  the  hour  of  death,  370.  Farewell,  489. 
Hope  of  the,  v.  Hope.  Inheritance  of  the,  149.  Led  to 
heaven,  268.  v.  317.  Perfected  by  divine  grace,  28.  Prospect 
of  the,  198.  335.  460.  Privileges,  and  obligations,  213.  Race, 
140.  Religion,  v.  Gospel.  Sabbath,  v.  Sabbath,  and  Lord's 
Day.  Temper,  aspirations  after  the,  131.  Triumph  of  the, 
in  the  prospect  of  future  glory,  142.  379.  Over  death,  266. 
Watchfulness,  188.  397.     Warfare,  138.  305.     Zeal,  192. 

Church,  God's  presence  in  it,  35.  60.  v.  95.  Peace  and  glory  of 
the,  in  the  latter  day,  203. 

Close,  of  service,  hymns  proper  for,  18,  19.  21.  28.  30.  57.  78.  85. 
90.  103.  last  verses  of  56,  and  of  501. 

Communion,  hymns  on  occasion  of  it,  411.  420.  453,  454.  471,  472. 

483.  487.  492.  494,  495.  498.  502,  503,  504.  v.  47.  105.  143. 
155,  156.  166.  170.  225.  232.  296,  297.  307.  357.  376.  394. 
460.  r.  Christ,  example  of.     Of  saints,  172. 

Communing,  with  our  own  hearts,  163.  465, 

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u  ,n„t*i  ifij.  2ft3  473.  And  bounty  of  God, 
°Tra«££ee,£.1&  *OfG^ "human  «&«■»* 
CM^S  God  'o  .nan,  8a     To .our  worsh.p,  9,. 

W"  £&"m? "TVS     F^ed  on  the  .veriastinS 
Confidence  in  UoU,  l»i.  i.  *"**•*      *,,__,..  pr   ofio 
covenant,  256.     On  his  paternal  ctotacte,,  2b3. 
C<m*cie/i«,  good,  the  best  support,  3U>.  <•  *1y-**v 
CfSS  S2W  »V  *^iSL%£S3l*i  adversity, 

CM*£fe  the  'cause  of  Christ,  232.  483 

££  ^***a  S*ftS  Stetplation  of,  243.     Of 

SutebDity  of,  184.     The  new,  399      Voice  of,    &  96.  98. 
<££  Go}a  the,  ,  God.  .Praise  to  the  ^PralSe. 
Cress  of  Christ,  its  attractive  influence,  143. 
7)  KAD,  the  pious,  blessed,  204.  Chris- 

fronds  and  kindred,  463.  484  Of  a  young  person,  49,  Of  a 
minister,  488.  Prayer  in  the  prospect  of,  « 4.  The  p mus 
L™„  in  it  "04      Preparation  for  it,  1  io.  242.  SSI,  S3S.    «* 

uecrit*  ui  ,  Drovidence,  unsearchable,  1/4. 

cence  and  hope  240.     Of  pro£  ;  ^  ^  m 

41  '   Sn  versi  40.  116.     Of  man,  over  other  creature^ 80. 
EARTH,  its  treasures  compared  with  heavenly,  338.     Full  ot 


riches,  129. 
Easier,  hvmns  for,  458,  479.  r.  1.  133. 

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mi)  ex. 

Education,  benefit  of  a  religious  one,  230.  234.  439. 

Envy,  deliverance  from  it  supplicated,  139.  Prayer  against  it, 
131.     Reproved,  237.     Restrained  by  charity,  236,  239. 

Equity,  Christian,  154.     Of  the  divine  dispensations,  386.  389. 

Eternity  of  God,  127.     And  frailty  of  man,  245.  270.  278. 

Evening  hymns,  405.  421.  438.  445,  446.  464.  490. 

FAITH,  in  the  invisible  God,  158.  Dead  without  works,  135.  In 
God,  in  the  darkness  of  providence,  248.  And  hope  of  im- 
mortality, 339.  Insufficient  without  love,  340.  382.  A  living 
and  a  dead,  252.  Encouraged  by  the  names  of  God,  88. 
Power  of  it,  161.  In  the  promises  of  God,  290.  In  things 
unseen,  198.  338.     Triumph  over  death  by,  266.  v.  Trust. 

Faithfulness  of  God.  v.  Promises. 

Family  religion  and  blessings,  418.     Harmony  and  peace,  442. 

Farewell,  the  Christian,  489. 

Fast,  hymns  for,  427.  429.  449.  451.  476. 

Fathers,  reflections  on  their  state,  and  their  death  improved,  218. 

Fear  of  God,  151.  183.  188.  v.  158.  267.  Living  habitually  in 
the,  346. 

Fidelity,  to  the  cause  of  truth  and  righteousness,  483. 

Fire,  hymn  on  occasion  of,  413. 

Forgiveness,  and  compassion,  224.  v.  Pardon. 

Forms  of  religion,  vain  without  obedience,  99.  265. 

Fore-knowledge,  and  providence  of  God,  240. 

Fortitude,  Christian,  124.  483.  In  death,  485.  Derived  from 
trust  in  God,  284.  i\  Warfare. 

Frailty  of  man,  328.  364.  And  dominion  of  God,  185.  God's 
compassionate  regard  to  the,  73.  249.  262.  And  eternity  of 
God,  245.  270.  278.  v.  Life. 

Friendship,  blessings  of,  208.  442. 

Funeral  hymns,  204.  406.  459.  463.  484.  488.  497.  v.  159.  370. 

GENTILES,  Christ's  kingdom  among  them,  193. 

Srlory,  of  God,  and  majesty,  116.  In  his  works,  107,  108.  In  his 
word,  123.  The  perfection  of  grace,  216.  Triumph  in  the 
prospect  of  future,  142. 

God,  all  in  all,  247.  300.  All-knowing,  358.  All-seeing,  227. 
246.  344.  All-sufficient,  and  creatures  vain,  214.  312.  419. 
All-sufficient  portion  of  the  good,  290.  371.  His  attention  to 
man,  165.  402.  Assurance  of  his  favour  desired,  280.  Author 
and  Lord  of  Nature,  79.  116,  117.  Being,  omnipresence  and 
providence  of,  187.  Our  constant  benefactor,  190.  402.  His 
benignity,  219.  His  blessing  implored,  19.  57.  His  bounties 
acknowledged,  25.  118.  His  compassion,  73.  249.  377.  His 
condescension  to  man,  80.  The  confidence  of  the  good,  290. 
The  creator,  3.  14,  15.  40.  43.  75.  96.  108.  119.  235.  Creator 
and  preserver,  40.  65. 113. 1 15.    The  creator  of  man,  178.  v.  7. 


INDKX. 
75.  The  author  of  our  comforts,  deliverances,  and  hopes,  196. 
The  dispenser  of  all  good,  29.  33.  Our  dependence  upon  him, 
39.  349.  His  sovereign  dominion,  2.  50.  And  decrees,  233. 
Kternal,  v.  Eternity.  Eternal  and  unchangeable,  127.  270.  278. 
Eternal  sovereign,  50.  112.  185.  The  everlasting  light  of  good 
men,  395.  His  existence  declared  by  the  voice  of  nature,  9, 
10.  43.  90.  98.  107.  And  known  by  his  works,  385.  r.  Works. 
The  equity  of  his  dispensations,  386.  389.  Our  Father,  168. 
234,  255.  269.  450.  Fore-knowledge  and  providence  of,  240. 
His  gracious  regard  to  his  frail  creatures,  249.  Glory  of,  v. 
Glory.  The  supreme  good,  371.  Goodness  of,  i\  Goodness. 
Hi*  power  and  grace,  31,  32.  The  guardian  of  man's  sleeping 
dust,  373.  Our  guide,  5.  Our  helper,  434.  467.  His  holiness, 
58.  The  hearer  of  prayer,  109.  His  house,  55.  Immutable, 
184. 348.  Incomprehensible,  153. 186.  The  intellectual  light, 
291.  Invisible,  158.  The  supreme  judge,  77.  Kind  and  mer- 
ciful, 52.  The  leader  of  his  people,  268.  Light  and  deliver- 
ance from  him,  334.  The  source  of  life  to  the  whole  creation, 
362.  His  loving -kindness,  29.  His  love,  v.  Love.  His  majesty, 
v.  Majesty.  His  mercv,  v.  Mercy.  His  names  the  encourage- 
ment of  faith,  88.  The  One  Supreme,  70.  The  One  living 
and  true,  17.  Omnipresent,  187.  246.  344.  His  perfections, 
i'.  Perfections.  His  providence,  r.  Providence.  Preserver, 
benefactor  and  saviour,  341.  493.  Our  portion  in  adversity, 
237.  His  presence,  desired,  276.  280.  Assurance  of  his  pre- 
sence, 249.  358.  His  power,  160.  361 .  And  goodness,  117, 118, 
119.  And  grace,  31, 32.  Worthy  of  perpetual  praise,  63.  263. 
Our  protector,  360.  Our  refuge  in  adversity,  401 .  484.  Refuge 
and  strength  of  the  righteous,  284.  Refuge  of  his  servants 
every  where,  205. 284.  And  in  every  generation,  343. 461.  His 
regard  to  the  righteous,  391.  No  respecter  of  persons,  389. 
The  supreme  ruler  and  judge,  77.  The  salvation  of  his  peo- 
ple, 214.  Seen  in  all  things,  62.  The  searcher  of  hearts,  276. 
Security  in  him,  191.  Our  shepherd,  r.  Shepherd.  The  source 
of  consolation  and  health,  354.  The  unfailing  source  of  all 
good,  33.  Of  the  blessings  given  through  Jesus  Christ,  105. 
196.  Of  light,  81.  Our  strength,  307.  Support  of  all  crea- 
tures.  362.  The  unknown,  136.  Universal  sovereign,  15.  54. 
65.  His  unity,  322.  His  wisdom,  233.  303.  His  works,  v.  Works. 
The  sole  object  of  worship,  17.     Trust  in,  v.  Trust. 

Good,  man,  character  of  the,  251.  And  blessings  of  the,  314. 
Death  of  the,  370.  The  supreme,  371.  God  their  everlasting 
light,  395. 

Goodness  of  God,  in  spiritual  and  temporal  blessings,  13.  25.  33. 
48,  49.  261.     Daily,  438.  464.  477.     Displayed  in  the  blessings 
of  the  Go?pel.  357.     In  the  supply  of  our  dailv  wants.   17" 
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INDEX. 
Contrasted  with  the  shortness  of  life,  353.    Distinguishing  to 
man,   80.   352.     Experience   of   it,  encouraging,   347.     And 
equity,  386.  389.     Faith  and  hope  in  it,  174.  177.'    To  those 
who  love  and  trust  in  him,  244.     And  power,  69.  117.     Never 
ceasing,   33.  49.  443.     Worthy   eternal  praise,  48.     To  the 
righteous,  86.  391.     And  truth,  48.     Universal  and  perpetual, 
61.  102.  318.  v.  Mercy,  Seasons,  Works,  Year. 
Gospel,  blessings  of  the,  46.  357.    Conversation  becoming  it,  376. 
Excellency  of  it,  9.  26.  37.  94. 173.     Its  power  and  emblems  of 
its  effects,  253.     Praise  for  it,  26.  46.  57.     Success  of  it,  94. 
Unprofitableness    under   its   privileges,  56.      Prayer    for    its 
spread,  189.  v.  Christ,  Kingdom,  Salvation,  Scripture. 
Gospel  Jubilee,  152. 

Government,  the  divine,  confided  in,  181.  Self,  v.  Watchfulness. 
Grace,  implored,  12.  18.  58.  100.  Perfected  into  glory,  216. 
And  providence,  v.  Providence.  By  Christ,  13. 51.  67.  Cheer- 
ing the  afflicted,  and  reviving  the  penitent,  279.  Salvation  by, 
182.  The  Christian  perfected  by,  through  Christ,  28.  Dis- 
played in  the  Gospel,  357.  v.  Gospel,  Christ. 
Gratitude,  177.  477.     And  acquiescence  in  all  things,  374.     And 

devotion,  462.  496.     Obligation  to  it,  261. 457. 
Grave,  peace  of  the,  217. 
Guidance,  heavenly,  implored,  130.  167. 179. 
HAPPINESS,  of  the  Christian,  200.    In  the  favour  of  God,  371 . 
In  God  alone,  438.  460.    Of  heaven,  162. 260.    Of  life,  210.    In 
the  mind,  220.     Perfect,  not  on  earth,  338.    Of  the  poor  in 
spirit,  200.     Of  the  divine  presence,  358.     Religion,  the  way 
to  it,  222.  265.    Of  the  faithful,  335.     Searching  after  it,  64. 
170.     True  and  lasting,  220.  306.     From  confidence  in  God, 
v.  Trust,  v.  Peace,  Virtue. 
Harvest,  and  seed-time,  486.     The  joyful,  317.  v.  Autumn. 
Health,  and  consolation  from  God,  354.     Preserved  by  God,  493. 
Heart,  laid  open  before  God,  276.     Sacrifice  of  the,  109. 
Heaven,  aspiring  after  it,  162.  460.  470.     Happiness  of  it,  395. 
An  inheritance,  149.     The  hope  of  it  from  the  resurrection  of 
Christ,  149.  458 ;  a  support  under  trials,  151.  339.     The  pros- 
pect of  it,  336.     The  qualifications  for  it,  265.  283.     The  re- 
ward of  virtuous  effort,  335.  399.    Its  treasures  compared  with 
those  of  earth,  338.     The  way  to  it,  302.  v.  Immortality. 
Holiness,  desired,  277.  Of  God,  58.  Adoration  of  the  God  of,  45. 72. 
Hope,  of  the  Christian  under  affliction,  231. 244.    In  the  prospect 
of  futurity,  157.  460.     In  God,  317.     From  experience  of  di- 
vine goodness,  64.     Of  heaven,  v.  Heaven.    In  the  mercy  of 
God,  287.  337.  378.     Of  a  resurrection,  125.    Of  the  presence 
and  favour  of  God,  374.     Patience  and  consolation,  231.     Of 
salvation,  through  Christ,  292.  294.  v.  Trust. 

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l.NDiA. 

Humility,  381.  Inculcated  by  the  example  of  Christ,  132.  Im- 
plored by  the  young,  435. 

Humiliation,  public,  429  476 •  '•   .'f  •  ^. 

W,/,H,rrM?/  known  and  abhorred  ol  God,  3»>.  r.  26a. 

VZlORTILITY,  man  formed  for,  379.  The  hope  of  it,  giving 
p'eace  under  the  trials  of  life,  215.  v.  Heaven. 

Impartiality  of  God,  386.  389. 

Immutability  of  God,  348. 

Inconstancy  in  religion  lamented,  ^oJ. 

Institutions,  religious,  attendance  upon  them,  47. 

Intercession,  for  the  thoughtless,  229. 

I,  tolerance,  deprecated,  121.  r.  Persecution. 

Israel,  led  to  Canaan,  268.  Mysteries 

KINGDOM  of  Christ,  o.  Christ. 

the  character  and  life  of  good  men,  338  .Of  God,i,s j«f 
MST  fl^r,  304.    Dreadful  to  the  ungodly,  366    t.Julgmt*. 
Law,  of  God,  delight  in  it,  250.  277.     Of  love,  J«-"*- 
U'nrf^and  compassion,  ?±    *"-£-•*  ^  3'4' 
/.tAer/u  of  private  judgment,  121.  12o.  220. 

*«  A  happy,  210.  Improvement  of,  331,  332,  333.  481. 
The  day  of  me'r'cy  and  hope,  241.  Our  portion  in,  appointe.l 
by  God,  349.  A  pilgrimage,  285.  P™^  J;0*'  3Q.V 
Precarious,  426.  Cheered  by  religion,  o72.  Reviewed,  4tu. 
4S  496  ReBections  on  its  brevity,  400:  On  >t™'a'«£; 
4T2  Its  shortness  and  uncertainty  .mproved,  356.  42b.  Its 
source  in  God,  362.    Its  vanity,  169.  312.    Compared  with 

i^fnu  dtlfverance  from  sin,  334.   God,  the  intellectual,  29. . 

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58.  89.  101.  v.  Close  of  service 

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-59      Unchangeable,  369.    How  to  be  sought,  110.    Displayed 
To  ihe  Gospel!  3-.     Of  j«.  to  mankind,  297.     Brotherly, 
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INDEX. 
309.  442.    To  God  and  man,  27.  99.  350.  392.    The  law  of, 
126.  164.  v.  Charity. 

MAJESTY  of  God,  72.  398.  And  condescension,  80.  327.  And 
glory,  107.  116.  And  goodness,  117,  118.  141.  And  kingdom, 
97.    And  power,  50.  160.  361. 

Man,  formed  for  devotion,  38.  Dominion  over  other  creatures, 
80.  His  dependence  on  God,  39.  Regarded  with  compassion 
by  God,  73.  249.  Distinguishing  goodness  of  God  to,  352. 
God  the  creator  of,  178.  The  frailty  of,  341.  364.  v.  Life. 
His  ignorance,  136.  Mortal,  and  God  eternal,  245.  270.  278. 
Not  designed  for  perfect  happiness  on  earth,  338.  His  dust 
watched  over  by  God,  373. 

Meekness,  199.    The  blessing  of,  148.  v.  200. 

Mercy,  to  the  afflicted,  v.  Compassion.  Of  God,  and  compassion, 
52.  84.  337.  351.  And  benignity,  219.  And  truth,  32.  Mode- 
rating affliction,  195.  To  frail  man,  262.  To  the  penitent,  279. 
Supplicated,  275.  287.  Through  Christ,  225.  In  his  justice, 
273.     Thanksgiving  for,  91.     Invitations  of,  155, 156. 

Ministers,  on  occasion  of  their  death,  488.  Dangerous  sickness 
of,  475.    Ordination  or  settlement  of,  433.  436. 

Morning,  hymns  for,  407.  448.  455.  477.  491.  And  evening,  438. 
445.  464.  is.  24.  62,  63.     Lord's  prayer,  and  Lord's  day. 

Mortality,  of  man,  and  hope  of  a  resurrection,  159.  v.  Life. 

NATION,  tranquillity  and  security  of  it  from  God,  430.  v.  Fast. 
Thanksgiving,  Peace,  War. 

Nature,  book  of,  and  scripture,  10.  41.  94.  God  of,  invoked,  43. 
Proclaiming  the  glory  of  God,  107.  Invoked  to  praise  the 
Creator,   8.    14.    Praise  from  all,  3.  66.  79.     Voice  of,   96 

New-Year's  day,  hymns  for,  425,  426.  433,  434.  443.  467. 

OBEDIENCE,  sincere,  265.  Desires  after,  277.  310.  420.  Not 
in  vain  in  the  Lord,  222.  With  habitual  regard  to  God,  as  a 
Father,  255.    The  best  sacrifice,  99.  110. 

PARDON,  hope  of,  from  divine  mercy,  287. 337.  378.  Light  and 
deliverance  by  it,  334.    And  peace  from  God,  20. 

Parent's  prayer,  417. 

Patience,  under  affliction,  363.    And  consolation  and  hope,  231. 

Peace,  blessedness  of  all  who  promote  it,  148.  200.  Of  the 
church,  239.  Of  the  grave,  217.  Of  the  mind,  founded  on  the 
hope  of  immortality,  215.  National  praise  for,  437.  Prayer 
for,  500.  And  protection  from  God,  419.  449.  And  security 
from  God,  430.    Virtue,  a  source  of,  220. 

Penitence,  275.  298.  And  hope,  287.  The  object  of  divine  mer- 
cy, 279.     Professions  of,  176. 

Penitent,  peace  to  the,  308.     Supplication  of  the,  275.  281.  345. 
Perfections  of  God.  celebrated,  11.  86.  93.  114.  116.     Displayed 

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INDES. 
in  the  works  of  his  hands,  108.    And  providence  of  God,  44 
53.     Hope  in  the,  388. 

Persecution  and  intolerance,  inconsistent  with  the  Christian  spirit. 
121.128.  Relief  under,  52.  Deprecated  as  a  nie^n?  of  spread- 
ing the  gospel.  189. 

Perseverance,  in  good  works  inculcated  from  the  hope  of  a  resur- 
rection, 379. 

Piety,  approved  of  God,  251.  Habitual,  158.  346.  384.  And 
beneficence,  the  blessings  of,  314.    Instructions  of,  v.  Education. 

Pilgrimage  of  life,  285.  494.     To  Zion,  302. 

Pleasure,  v.  Religion,  World,  Worship. 

Power,  of  God,  seen  in  the  elements,  327.  v.  God  and  Majesty. 

Praise,  to  God,  for  blessings  through  Jesus,  105.  225.  The  Cre- 
ator, 3.  8.  14.  15.  65,  66.  Through  all  changes,  168.  384.  On 
earth  and  in  heaven,  445.  Through  the  whole  of  existence, 
63.  263.  424.  From  all  creatures,  65.  82.  85.  For  the  riches 
of  the  earth,  129.  In  his  house,  55.  For  his  greatness  and 
mercy,  34.  The  Lord  of  nature,  69.  79.  The  God  of  the 
seasons,  104.  431.  The  God  and  Father  of  Christ,  68.  For 
the  gospel,  10.  37.  57.  Good  men  invoked  to  the,  120.  Man's 
peculiar  duty,  38.  From  all  mankind,  7.  30.  113.  115.  The 
One  supreme,  17.  70.  72.  76.  Obligation  to  it,  261.  Accom- 
panied with  obedience,  the  best  sacrifice,  110.  For  his  power 
and  grace,  31,  32.  In  prosperity  and  adversity,  83.  On  re- 
covery from  sickness,  466.  The  sovereign  King,  31.  53,  54. 
The  supreme  Ruler  and  Judge,  77.  For  spiritual  and  tempo- 
ral blessings,  13.  33.  67.  91.  In  all  things,  177.  Universal.  30. 
85.     From  the  works  of  God,  38.  119. 

Prayer,  for  divine  aid,  100.  306.  For  divine  compassion,  73.  For 
divine  favour,  guidance  and  protection,  71.  78.  167.  179.  247. 
For  freedom  from  error,  guilt  and  folly,  12.  180.  In  the  hour 
of  death,  485.  For  knowledge,  299.  310.  For  divine  light,  81. 
111.  The  house  of,  55.  60.  For  preservation  from  sin,  130. 
The  prevalence  of,  286.  For  spiritual  blessings,  18.  For  sup- 
port in  old  age,  423.     The  universal,  24. 

Presence  of  God,  with  his  people,  489.  With  those  who  seek  him 
in  every  place,  95.  v.  425.     The  life  and  light  of  the  soul,  100. 

Privileges,  Christian,  and  obligations,  213.    Neglected,  56. 

Promises,  confidence  in  the  divine,  290.  461.  v.  Trust.  Consola- 
tion derived  from  them  to  the  humble  penitent,  337.  God's 
faithfulness  to  them,  1 12. 

Prospect  of  the  Christian,  198.  460.  Of  the  resurrection,  212. 
Of  the  spread  of  spiritual  blessings,  316. 

Prosperity,  and  adversity,  acknowledgment  of  God  in,  83.  324. 
Dangerous,  and  insufficient,  237.  312.  371. 

Protection  of  God.  acknowledged  and  mounded  in.  347.  360.  493 

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INDEX. 

Daily,  438.  477.     Implored,   71.  247.   v.   God,  Providence, 

Providence,  benignity  and  extent  of  it,  39.  44.  102.    Blessings  of, 

402.  496.     Its  bounties  acknowledged,  25.  438.    Consolatory 

reflections  upon  it,  240.  375.    Creation  and  redemption,  31 , 

32.  Dependence  upon,  39-  194.  And  the  folly  of  self-depend- 
ence, 181.  Its  discipline,  375.  Designs  of,  in  natural  vicissi- 
tudes and  revolutions,  427.  Dispensations  of,  affording  in- 
struction to  the  young,  234.  Encouraging  views  of  it,  491. 
Favourable  to  those  who  love  him,  244.  And  grace,  86. 
Mystery  and  benignity  of  it,  174.  248.  278.  Natural  and 
moral,  386.  Its  mysteries  resolved  at  the  final  judgment,  323. 
And  omnipresence,  187.  And  perfections  of  God,  53,  54.  In 
the  seasons,  238.  393.  Its  vicissitudes,  321.  Universal,  ac- 
knowledged, 318.  330.  362.  365.  425.  Wisdom  and  righteous- 
ness of,  asserted,  194.  273.  v.  Trust. 

Prudence,  167.    In  redeeming  time,  175. 

Purity,  Christian,  171. 

RACE,  Christian,  140. 

Reason,  to  be  used  in  religion,  226. 

Religion,  advantages  of  early,  439.  Its  comforts,  372.  Family, 
418.  Inconstancy  in,  lamented,  289.  The  one  thing  needful, 
387.     Pleasures  of  it,  16.     Yoke  of  it,  easy,  155. 

Resignation,  habitual,  390.  And  obedience,  220.  To  the  di- 
vine will,  228.  Implored,  272,  273.  And  peace  in  affliction, 
264.     And  thankfulness,  374.     In  sickness,  468.  v.  Submission. 

Resolutions,  holy,  124.  213.  255.  403. 

Resurrection,  of  Christ,  day  of  it,  1.  101.  And  death,  441. 
Triumph  over  death  by  it,  133.  206.  396.  479.  The  pledge  of 
man's,  149.  Emblems  of  man's,  in  the  vegetable  creation,  125. 
Hope  of  it,  460.     A  prospect  of  it,  212.     Revealed,  159. 

Retirement  and  devotion,  163.    And  meditation,  465. 

Riches,  true  in  heaven,  169.  244. 

Righteous,  blessedness  of  the,  237.  314.  God,  their  everlasting 
light,  203.  395.  The  peculiar  goodness  of  God  to  them,  86. 
244.  391.  God,  their  refuge,  205.  284.  290.  360.  Their  com- 
munion in  heaven,  172.  Peace  and  happiness,  their  portion, 
237.  Excellency  and  reward  of  the,  335.  Their  ways  known 
to  God,  358.     The  end  of  the  wicked  and  the,  202.  258.  315. 

SABBATH,  Christian,  4.  106.  Eternal,  59.  Of  the  soul,  89. 
v.  Lord's  day. 

Satrifice,  the  acceptable,  99.  110.  265.     Of  the  heart,  109. 

Safety  in  God,  191.  360.  419.  In  times  of  public  danger  and  dis- 
ease, 493.    Amidst  national  calamities,  284.  449.  v.  Protection . 

Salvation,  by  the  grace  of  God,  through  Christ,  105.  225.  In  the 
Gospel,  10.     By  grace,  182.     Mercy  of  it  celebrated,  31,  32, 

33,  91.  201.  301.     Approaching,  a  motive  to  diligence,  142. 

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Rejoicing  iu  the  hope  of,  294.    Offered  to  ah,  20.  172.     To  h.* 
sought  from  God  alone,  214.    Triumph  in  the  hope  of,  thron  jh 
Christ,  J 

Scripture,  book  o(  nature  compared  with,  9,  10.  41.     Col 
tions  derived  from,  250.     The  best  guide  of  youth,  329.     In- 
struction and  delight  from,  46.  250.    Light  and  glory  of  it,  12J. 
Privilege  of  access  to,  and  gratitude  for  it,  37.  v.  Gospel. 

Seasons,  blessings  of  the,  431.  Faithful,  acknowledged,  486. 
Praise  to  the  God  of  them,  104.  452.  Providence  of  God  in 
thorn,  238.  393.  486. 

Seed-time  and  harvest,  436.    The  weeping,  317, 

Self-Denial,  r.  260.  267. 

Self-Dependence,  the  folly  of,   131. 

Self- Examination,  403.  462.  465.  r.  Sincerity. 

Shepherd,  God  our,  5.  325,  326.  409. 

Sickness,  comfort  in,  and  death,  380.  Prayer  in,  463.  On  re- 
covery from,  466.     Preservation  in  times  of.  493. 

Sin,  deliverance  from  the  bondage  of,  334.  Freedom  from,  im- 
plored, 12.  180.  345. 

Sincerity,  evidences  of,  251.  265.     And  hypocrisy,  36. 

Sion,  the  highway  to,  302. 

Spring,  Summer,  v.  Seasons. 

Steadfastness,  and  watchfulness,  implored,  188.  267.  In  the  work 
of  God,  not  in  vain,  222. 

Storms,  God's  dominion  in,  160.  205.  Majesty  and  goodness  in. 
141.  327. 

Submission,  filial  in  affliction,  254.  And  resignation,  264.  274 
288.  v.  Resignation,  Trust. 

Sunday-school,  hymn  for,  440. 

Sympathy,  and  benevolence,  164.  197.  r.  Love. 

TALENTS,  account  to  be  required  of  them,  333. 

Temptations  of  the  world,  480.  r.  Warfare. 

Thanksgiving,  for  fruitful  seasons,  431.  443.  452.  For  peace, 
437.  449.    For  national  blessings,  430.  444.  v.  Praise,  Seasons. 

Thunder-storm,  on  occasion  of  one,  456. 

Time,  transitory  duration  of,  312,  313.  Reflections  on  the  lapse 
of,  481.     Wisdom  of  improving  it,  175.  241,  242,  331,  332. 

Traveller,  a  hymn  for  the,  457. 

Trust  in  God,  alone,  48.  In  adversity,  367.  Under  affliction,  157. 
288.  In  the  unchangeable  God,  184.  348.  Founded  on  the 
fear  of  God,  151.  On  his  paternal  character,  254.  269.  On 
the  divine  goodness.  257.  369.  On  his  impartiality,  389.  De- 
rived from  past  dispensations  of  providence,  268.  In  the  divine 
mercy,  287.  In  all  places  and  circumstances,  165.  324.  470. 
Founded  on  the  power  and  grace  of  God,  307.  388.  In  the 
promises  of  God,  290.  In  divine  providence.  194.  In 
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protection,  191.  326.  409.  477.    A  remedy  for  care,  209.  365. 
In  seasons  of  danger  and  disease,  493.     In  time  of  distress,  168. 
284.     Under  the  trials  of  virtue,  480.  v.  God,  Hope,  Promises. 

Truth  of  God,  v.  Mercy,  Promises. 

UNCHANGEABLE  God,  v.  God,  immutable. 

Unity,  of  God,  322.  v.  God.     Christian,  239.     Of  saints,  454. 

Vanity  of  the  creature,  214.  Of  human  life,  169.  242.  Of 
worldly  good,  320.  v.  Life,  Man. 

Virtue,  desire  of,  180.  Progressive,  289.  307.  The  source  of 
peace,  306.  Personal,  139.  Reward  of  its  trials,  215.  And 
trust  under  them,  480. 

Voice,  of  God,  in  his  works,  96.  98. 107.  v.  Works. 

WAR,  in  time  of,  419.  449.  500. 

Warfare,  the  Christian,  138.  305. 

Watchfulness,  397.    And  steadfastness  implored,  188.  267, 

Wicked,  prosperity  of  the,  258.  323.  v.  Righteous. 

Winter,  v.  Seasons. 

Wisdom,  of  God,  in  his  works,  303,  Heavenly,  211.  Of  im- 
proving time,  v.  Time.  Guidance  of  divine,  supplicated,  247. 
And  obedience  desired,  310. 

Works  of  God,  385.  And  word,  41.  Displaying  the  divine  per- 
fections, 108.  303;  and  glory,  107.  Goodness  in  them,  104, 
352.  Devout  contemplation  of  them,  243.  Praise  from  them, 
38. 119, 120.  Rejoicing  in  them,  293.  Voice  of  God  in  them,  98. 

World,  creation  of  the,  235.  Its  changes  and  revolutions  directed 
by  providence,  427.  End  of  it,  304.  Instability  of  its  enjoy- 
ments, 320.  Mutability  of  it,  and  the  immutability  of  God, 
348.    The  things  of  the,  compared  with  things  above,  260.  338. 

Worship,  public,  6.  Acceptable,  27.  74.  110.  Attendance  on,  47. 
Its  blessings,  35.  Condescension  of  God  to  it,  95.  Delight  in, 
60.  92.  Pleasure  and  advantage  of,  60.  Reverential,  114. 
Sincerity  in,  36.  87.  99.    Opening  a  place  for,  404.  428.  433. 

YEAR,  hymns  for  the  close  of  the,  403.  415.  425.  432.  434.  462. 
467.  478.  481.  501.     Commencement  of  the,  v.  Neiv-Year. 

Young,  instructed  from  past  dispensations  of  providence,  234. 
Advantages  of  early  piety,  210.  439.  Exhorted  to  remember 
their  Creator,  230.  Imploring  humility,  499.  The  word  of 
God  their  best  guide,  329. 

ZEAL,  without  charity,  vain,  v.  Charity.  And  fidelity,  483. 
Tempered  by  charity,  192.  Want  of  it  lamented,  56.  In  the 
Christian  race,  140.    Virtuous  and  laudable,  139. 

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